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/tuch"wood'/, n.1. wood converted into an easily ignitible substance by the action of certain fungi, and used as tinder; punk.2. Mycol. amadou.[1570-80; TOUCH + WOOD1]
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touchwood — noun Date: 1579 punk III … New Collegiate Dictionary
touchwood — noun Decayed wood used as tinder; punk … Wiktionary
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