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Answer for the clue "Fragments of wood ", 9 letters:
matchwood

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Word definitions for matchwood in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" [syn: splinters ] wood suitable for making matchsticks fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A forest of matchwood and cheap furniture marches in rows. ▪ Their boat was shattered into matchwood against the rocks and sank instantly. ▪ This was as well, for even a single light raid would have reduced the flimsy huts to ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
matchwood \matchwood\ n. wood in small pieces or splinters; as, the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks. [WordNet sense 1 & 3] Syn: splinters. Wood suitable for making matchsticks.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Matchwood may refer to: Matchwood Township, Michigan Wood which has splintered small under impact Wood used to make matches

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches

Usage examples of matchwood.

They charged in among the Khonds and scattered them and the air was filled with shouts and the twangings of bow strings, and the terrible ripping sound of splintering oars as a whole bank was crushed into matchwood.