tindery
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tindery
Example Sentences
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As winds sprang up along the tindery countryside, every chimney spark, every pile of smoldering leaves, every discarded cigarette seemed to explode into a forest fire.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tindery old clapboards went up with a roar.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, the leak came at a tindery time for U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he heard of the revolution in America against the tyranny of George III, his tindery ambition blazed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over this heap they built a pyramid of dried twigs and tindery sticks gathered at the foot of the hedgerow.
From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by Finnemore, John
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