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tin·der (tin′dər)

noun

any dry, easily flammable material, esp. as formerly used for starting a fire from a spark made by flint and steel struck together

Etymology: ME < OE tynder (akin to Ger zunder) < base of OE tendan, to kindle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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