tinder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun material for starting a fire
    punk; kindling; touchwood; spunk.

WordNet

Tin"der noun
Etymology
OE. tinder, tunder, AS. tynder, tyndre; akin to tendan to kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG. zuntara, zuntra, Icel. tundr, Sw. tunder, Dan. tönder. See Tind.
Definitions
  1. Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen.

Webster 1913