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单词 firewood
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firewoodn.

Brit. /ˈfʌɪəwʊd/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌwʊd/
Forms: see fire n. and wood n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., wood n.1
Etymology: < fire n. + wood n.1
Wood that is burnt as fuel; wood for burning.
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1377–8 Manorial Documents in Mod. Philol. (1936) 34 51 Fferwode.
a1450 Chron. Repton in Jrnl. Derbyshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1902) 24 70 (MED) Wythe store of woode..hedgewoods and fyrewoode.
1496 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 290 For brekyng of fire wodde in the owte wodes.
1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Diijv This tree serueth them for firewood.
1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 16v A Iack for to saw vpon, fewell for fier, for sparing of firewood.
1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 52 And the termor hath house-wood..and fire-woode belonging to his tearme of common right.
1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ 269 A Colefire, is a parcel of Fire-wood set up for sale or use, containing when it is burnt a Load of Coals.
1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 142 I..plac'd my Fire-wood all round it.
1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 208 The younger trees are frequently cut for fire-wood in the mountains.
1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul iii. vi. 458 During the day, they issue forth in swarms to search for forage and fire-wood.
1889 Evening News 3 Dec. 4/5 Firewood Cutters.
1906 G. R. Sims Living London (rev. ed.) II. 322/1 Many humble workers eke out an existence by preparing firewood.
1960 P. Larkin Let. 4 Aug. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 316 I did some white painting, & chopped up a box for firewood, & read Persuasion.
2012 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 31 Aug. 6/1 They carry bundles of firewood or buckets of water on their heads.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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