Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Apparently from touch + wood, but perhaps the first element is derived from torch.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian прахан
- прахан (prahan)dry material used for fire lighting
Czech troud
- trouddry material used for fire lighting
Irish sponc
- sponcdry material used for fire lighting
Māori pangē, pangi
- pangēdry material used for fire lighting
- pangidry material used for fire lighting
Polish hubka, próchno
- hubkadry material used for fire lighting
- próchnodry material used for fire lighting
Swedish fnöske, tändved
- fnöskedry material used for fire lighting
- tändveddry material used for fire lighting
Turkish kav
- kavdry material used for fire lighting
Cite this entry
APA
touchwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchwood
MLA
“touchwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchwood. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touchwood,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchwood.
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