'Touchwood' definitions:

Definition of 'touchwood'

From: WordNet
noun
Material for starting a fire [syn: kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punk]

Definition of 'Touchwood'

From: GCIDE
  • Touchwood \Touch"wood`\, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the {Polyporus igniarius}. [1913 Webster]