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TOUCHWOOD

\tˈʌt͡ʃwʊd], \tˈʌt‍ʃwʊd], \t_ˈʌ_tʃ_w_ʊ_d]\

Definitions of TOUCHWOOD

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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material for starting a fire

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

material for starting a fire

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Decayed wood which easily catches fire and burns slowly; tinder.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Decayed wood requiring only to be touched by fire to burn.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Some soft combustible material used as tinder.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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