touchwood

[tuhch-wood]

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noun

wood converted into an easily ignitible substance by the action of certain fungi, and used as tinder; punk.

Mycology. amadou.

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Origin:
1570–80; touch + wood¹

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touchwood (ˈtʌtʃˌwʊd)

—n
	something, esp dry wood or fungus material such as amadou, used as tinder

[C16: touch (in the sense: to kindle) + wood¹]

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