a. Obs. rare. [f. TINDER sb. + -n, -EN4: cf. leathern, silvern.] In tindern iron: ? a steel used in striking the flint to light tinder.
1586. Ferne, Blaz. Gentrie, 172. Betweene four tindern irons, or fusils argent.
1688. R. Holme, Armoury, III. 289/2. Tindern Irons, or Clothiers Bench Hooks.
