touchwood
nounUK /ˈtʌtʃwʊd/
US /ˈtʌtʃwʊd/
Touchwood is a small piece of wood you touch to keep bad luck away.
She knocked on touchwood after saying her team would win.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Wood that catches fire easily, used to start a fire.
They gathered dry touchwood to light the campfire.
3. A soft, spongy material from certain fungi used as tinder.
The hiker carried touchwood in a tin to start fires in the rain.
4. A phrase said when knocking on wood to avoid jinxing something.
Touchwood, but I think we'll finish on time.