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matchwood

match·wood

uncommon

noun

1.

wood in small pieces or splinters

  • “the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks”
Synonyms
2.

wood suitable for making matchsticks

3.

fragments of wood

  • “it was smashed into matchwood”

Origin

From match + wood.

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