matchwood

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

matchwood
    n 1: wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten
         to matchwood on the rocks" [syn: {matchwood}, {splinters}]
    2: wood suitable for making matchsticks
    3: fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

matchwood \matchwood\ n.
   1. wood in small pieces or splinters; as, the vessel was
      beaten to matchwood on the rocks. [WordNet sense 1 & 3]

   Syn: splinters.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. Wood suitable for making matchsticks.
      [WordNet 1.5]

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