cordwood

[ kawrd-wood ]

/ ˈkɔrdˌwʊd /

noun

wood stacked in cords for use as fuel.

logs cut to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) to facilitate stacking in cords.

trees intended for timber but of a quality suitable only for fuel.

Origin of cordwood

First recorded in 1630–40; cord + wood¹

Words nearby cordwood

corduroy, corduroy road, corduroys, cordwain, cordwainer, cordwood, core, Corea, core barrel, corecipient, core city

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Example sentences from the Web for cordwood

So far as I'm concerned you're welcome to go round the mounting an' chop all the railroad ties an' cordwood you choose.
Camp Venture|George Cary Eggleston
I had only to “crab-step” back along the runway—a couple of planks laid over the cordwood—and be ready for the next stroke.
Down the Columbia|Lewis R. Freeman
Cordwood constitutes the most important use for California live oak.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
Coal rates, of course, are partly determined by rates on cordwood, and vice versa.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

It probably would be thirty or fifty feet higher, but the top could only be used for posts, cordwood, and similar uses.
The Boy With the U. S. Foresters|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for cordwood

cordwood

/ (ˈkɔːdˌwʊd) /

noun

wood that has been cut into lengths of four feet so that it can be stacked in cords

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单词	cordwood
释义	cordwood [ kawrd-wood ] / ˈkɔrdˌwʊd / noun wood stacked in cords for use as fuel. logs cut to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) to facilitate stacking in cords. trees intended for timber but of a quality suitable only for fuel. Origin of cordwood First recorded in 1630–40; cord + wood¹ Words nearby cordwood corduroy, corduroy road, corduroys, cordwain, cordwainer, cordwood, core, Corea, core barrel, corecipient, core city Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cordwood So far as I'm concerned you're welcome to go round the mounting an' chop all the railroad ties an' cordwood you choose. Camp Venture\|George Cary Eggleston I had only to “crab-step” back along the runway—a couple of planks laid over the cordwood—and be ready for the next stroke. Down the Columbia\|Lewis R. Freeman Cordwood constitutes the most important use for California live oak. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson Coal rates, of course, are partly determined by rates on cordwood, and vice versa. Railroads: Rates and Regulations\|William Z. Ripley It probably would be thirty or fifty feet higher, but the top could only be used for posts, cordwood, and similar uses. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler British Dictionary definitions for cordwood cordwood / (ˈkɔːdˌwʊd) / noun wood that has been cut into lengths of four feet so that it can be stacked in cords Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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