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kindling definition

kin·dling (kind′liŋ)

noun

bits of dry wood or other easily lighted material for starting a fire

Etymology: ME: see kindle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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