touchwood

After a time, in place of the touchwood, tinder was used, which was made by scorching old linen handkerchiefs.

“No—no—d—n it—no,” said Touchwood, extremely angry at his disaster, and the cause of it.

Since Tyrrel's departure, no one pretends to guess what old Touchwood will do with his money.

I guess we shall have to put a new bottom into her, for most of her planks are as rotten as touchwood.