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touch·wood (tuc̸h′wo̵od′)
noun
dried, decayed wood or dried fungus used as tinder
Etymology: ? altered (infl. by touch) < ME tache, touchwood
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It was disappointing not to find the current extended/idiomatic meaning or usage for the word "touchwood"
Posted by PULIN C 178 days ago.
it is used when u want t prevent something bad from happening....u first say "touchwood" n then touch something made out of wood.
Posted by anonymous 97 days ago.