Definitions
material for starting a fire
Word origin
From Middle English tinder, tunder, tender, tonder, from Old English tynder, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ (“tinder”). Compare Saterland Frisian Tunder (“tinder”), Dutch tonder (“tinder”), German Zunder (“tinder”), Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”). More at tind.
Used in a sentence
“Strike on the Tinder, hoa: / Giue me a Taper: […]”
“Is heaven a murderer when its lightning strikes a would-be murderer in his bed, tindering sheets and skin together?”
“So sure, she’s a romantic, but quite a pragmatic one. “I was just thinking, ‘You know what? I’ve had shit luck with boys. I’ll try Tinder, Bumble and Love Island.’””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Fire-starting material”6 letters
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