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TOUCHWOOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does touchwood mean?
• TOUCHWOOD (noun)
The noun TOUCHWOOD has 1 sense:
1. material for starting a fire
Familiarity information: TOUCHWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Material for starting a fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
kindling; punk; spunk; tinder; touchwood
Hypernyms ("touchwood" is a kind of...):
igniter; ignitor; lighter (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)
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