Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen
Tinder consists of small pieces of something dry, especially wood or grass, that burns easily and can be used for lighting a fire. = kindling. dry material that burns easily and can be used for lighting fires
() From Old English tynder,“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 from tind. Compare to Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”), German zünden.