touchwood
Origin of touchwood
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How to use touchwood in a sentence
After a time, in place of the touchwood, tinder was used, which was made by scorching old linen handkerchiefs.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. Mowry“No—no—d—n it—no,” said touchwood, extremely angry at his disaster, and the cause of it.
St. Ronan's Well | Sir Walter ScottSince Tyrrel's departure, no one pretends to guess what old touchwood will do with his money.
St. Ronan's Well | Sir Walter ScottI guess we shall have to put a new bottom into her, for most of her planks are as rotten as touchwood.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonThese men and horses and the gun were put on board this big tinder-box, all fire and touchwood.
Pictures of Southern Life | William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for touchwood
/ (ˈtʌtʃˌwʊd) /
something, esp dry wood or fungus material such as amadou, used as tinder
Origin of touchwood
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