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Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.

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  1. n. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.
  2. n. A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.
  3. n. An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.
  4. n. A prostitute; a strumpet.
  5. adj. of very poor quality; flimsy
  6. n. an aggressive and violent young criminal
  7. n. substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
  8. n. material for starting a fire
  9. n. a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
  10. n. rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
  11. 1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood. 2. A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric. 3. An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk. 4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] Shak.
  12. n:100 n. substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)