Tinder Definition

tĭndər
noun
Any dry, easily flammable material, esp. as formerly used for starting a fire from a spark made by flint and steel struck together.
Webster's New World
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verb

To set fire to; torch.

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Origin of Tinder

  • From Old English tynder, from tind. Compare to Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire"), German zünden, Dutch tonder.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English tynder

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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