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tinderbox
a box for holding tinder, usually fitted with a flint and steel. -
amadou
a spongy substance made from certain fungi, such as Polyporus (or Fomes) fomentarius and related species, used as tinder to light fires, in medicine to stop bleeding, and, esp formerly, by anglers to dry off dry flies between casts -
fomes
any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease. -
linstock
a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon. -
punk
Slang. something or someone worthless or unimportant. a young ruffian; hoodlum. an inexperienced youth. a young male partner of a homosexual. an apprentice, especially in the building trades. Prison Slang. a boy. -
touchy
apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.