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touch⋅wood

  [tuhch-wood]
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–noun
1. wood converted into an easily ignitible substance by the action of certain fungi, and used as tinder; punk.
2. Mycology. amadou.
Origin:
1570–80; touch + wood 1
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touch·wood   (tŭch'wŏŏd')   
n.  Material, such as decayed wood, that is used as tinder; punk.

[From its being easy to ignite.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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