What is the meaning of matchwood?

noun

  • Wood in small pieces or splinters.
    • usage: "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks"
  • Wood suitable for making matchsticks.
  • Fragments of wood.
    • usage: "it was smashed into matchwood"
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