Matchwood

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  matchwood \matchwood\ n.
     1. wood in small pieces or splinters; as, the vessel was
        beaten to matchwood on the rocks. [WordNet sense 1 & 3]
  
     Syn: splinters.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. Wood suitable for making matchsticks.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  matchwood
       n 1: wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to
            matchwood on the rocks" [syn: {splinters}]
       2: wood suitable for making matchsticks
       3: fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"