matchwood means wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Etymology
From match + wood.
noun
- Wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches.“The great stick was torn from his grasp and broken in two as though it had been matchwood, to be flung aside as the now infuriated beast charged for his adversary’s throat.”