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Matchwood

noun
1.
Wood in small pieces or splinters.  Synonym: splinters.
2.
Wood suitable for making matchsticks.
3.
Fragments of wood.






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"Matchwood" Quotes from Famous Books



... stood up, his face drawn and haggard. The tenement would go like matchwood, burn like a bonfire, with any kind of a start—and there was no doubt about the start! The Skeeter, the Magpie, and the rest would have seen that it had headway enough to serve their purpose before either firemen or police could thwart them. He, Jimmie Dale, could take his choice: walk ...
— The Adventures of Jimmie Dale • Frank L. Packard



Words linked to "Matchwood" :   flake, bit, splinters, fleck, chip, scrap, wood



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