Word: touchwood
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: touch
wood
Definition: Decayed wood used as tinder; punk.
Morphemes:
Affix: touch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tochier
Language: fro
Decoded: tochier
Meaning: to touch
Affix: wood
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The wood of a particular species of tree.