TOUCHWOOD

Touchwood

Touchwood is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located south of the Wynyard district in east-central Saskatchewan, it was centered on the Touchwood Hills.

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touchwood

Noun

  1. Decayed wood used as tinder; punk


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touch wood

Verb

  1. To make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.

Interjection

  1. Hopefully; said while touching something wooden, to avert superstitious bad luck from what has just been said.
    And the reds are going to avoid relegation this year, touch wood.


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