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tinder |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tinder \Tin"der\, n. [OE. tinder, tunder, AS tynder, tyndre; akin to tendan to kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG. zuntara zuntra Icel. tundr, Sw tunder, Dan. t["o]nder. See {Tind}.] Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen. {German tinder}. Same as {Amadou}. {Tinder box}, a box in which tinder is kept. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tinder n : material for starting a fire [syn: {kindling}, {touchwood}, {spunk}, {punk}]
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