matchwood

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matchwood

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From match + wood.

noun matchwoods

countable, uncountable Wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches. The great stick was torn from his grasp and broken in two as though it had been matchwood, to be flung aside as the now infuriated beast charged for his adversary’s throat.

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@misc{matchwood_2026,
  title = {matchwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matchwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}