'matchwood' definitions:
Definition of 'matchwood'
From: WordNet
noun
Wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" [syn: matchwood, splinters]
noun
Wood suitable for making matchsticks
noun
Fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"
Definition of 'matchwood'
From: GCIDE
- 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]