matchwood

[ mach-wood ]

/ ˈmætʃˌwʊd /

noun

wood suitable for match.

splinters (def. 1).

Origin of matchwood

First recorded in 1590–1600; match¹ + wood¹

Words nearby matchwood

match plate, match play, match point, matchstick, match-up, matchwood, matchy-matchy, mate, matelassé, matelot, matelote

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Example sentences from the Web for matchwood

Only one of the shells did any damage and it smashed a limbered wagon to matchwood.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"|George Davidson
In two seconds the men had cut her away, but not before she had nearly banged herself to matchwood against our side.
Le Petit Nord|Anne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding
We are safe enough; we are artillery and plate-armour: and she stands up to us with matchwood and a snail!
Alarms and Discursions|G. K. Chesterton
MacDonald had camped before in the basin, and there were tepee poles ready cut, as light and dry as matchwood.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood

There was wild excitement amongst the brigade men, for they saw that she must be smashed into matchwood in five minutes.
The Romance of the Coast|James Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for matchwood

matchwood

/ (ˈmætʃˌwʊd) /

noun

wood suitable for making matches

splinters or fragmentsthe bomb blew the house to matchwood

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单词	matchwood
释义	matchwood [ mach-wood ] / ˈmætʃˌwʊd / noun wood suitable for match. splinters (def. 1). Origin of matchwood First recorded in 1590–1600; match¹ + wood¹ Words nearby matchwood match plate, match play, match point, matchstick, match-up, matchwood, matchy-matchy, mate, matelassé, matelot, matelote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for matchwood Only one of the shells did any damage and it smashed a limbered wagon to matchwood. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"\|George Davidson In two seconds the men had cut her away, but not before she had nearly banged herself to matchwood against our side. Le Petit Nord\|Anne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding We are safe enough; we are artillery and plate-armour: and she stands up to us with matchwood and a snail! Alarms and Discursions\|G. K. Chesterton MacDonald had camped before in the basin, and there were tepee poles ready cut, as light and dry as matchwood. The Hunted Woman\|James Oliver Curwood There was wild excitement amongst the brigade men, for they saw that she must be smashed into matchwood in five minutes. The Romance of the Coast\|James Runciman British Dictionary definitions for matchwood matchwood / (ˈmætʃˌwʊd) / noun wood suitable for making matches splinters or fragmentsthe bomb blew the house to matchwood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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