˜yĐÄvlog

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matchwood

[ mach-wood ]

noun

  1. wood suitable for match.


matchwood

/ ˈłŸĂŠłÙʃˌ·Éʊ»ć /

noun

  1. wood suitable for making matches
  2. splinters or fragments

    the 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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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of matchwood1

First recorded in 1590–1600; match 1 + wood 1
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Another time-consuming process was cleaning the match heads, but Senchukov’s art and efforts did not go unnoticed, and one Ukrainian factory now provides him with matchwood.

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Television pictures showed buildings under water in Mexico Beach, and several properties reduced to matchwood in Panama City Beach.

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According to contemporary reports, 80 police officers were called to quell the ensuing melee, which involved both “much of the nightclub furniture being reduced to matchwood” and Liam Gallagher’s front teeth being knocked out.

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“The actual mailbox itself wasn’t damaged, but they reduced the post to matchwood.”

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Many a building was blown to matchwood because of leaking gas.

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