tinder
/ˈtɪn.də/
TꞮN · də (2 syllables)
English
Noun Top 24,795
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Definition
Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
Etymology
From Middle English tinder, tunder, tender, tonder, from Old English tynder, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ (“tinder”). Compare Saterland Frisian Tunder (“tinder”), Dutch tonder (“tinder”), German Zunder (“tinder”), Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”). More at tind.
Example Sentences
- "Strike on the Tinder, hoa: / Giue me a Taper: […]"
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