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[ lahyt-wood, -ood ] / ˈlaɪtˌwʊd, -ʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lightwood ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Southern U.S.Also called fatwood. kindling. resinous pine wood used for kindling. Origin of lightwoodFirst recorded in 1675–85; light1 + wood1 Words nearby lightwoodlight valve, light verse, light water, lightweight, light welterweight, lightwood, light-year, lign-, lignaloes, ligne, ligneous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lightwoodThe Butterfly Man knelt, thrust a handful of lightwood splinters under the pile, and touched a match here and there. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man|Marie Conway Oemler The bird descended as far as the lightwood, but would not be coaxed to come any nearer. The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale Lightwood was at home when he got to the Chambers, and had dined alone there. Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens It might be worth knowing what this strange man's business was with Lightwood, or Wrayburn, or both, at such an unseasonable hour. Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
Words related to lightwoodfirewood, wood, tinder, twigs, coals, fatwood |