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firewood

[fahyuhr-wood] / ˈfaɪərˌwʊd /
NOUN
cordwood
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Men help with animal-drawn ploughs, handle livestock, and gather firewood for winter, when snow cuts the village off from the outside world for almost six months.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

They also have to remove leaves, twigs and needles from gutters, and they already cannot keep exposed firewood in piles next to their house.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

Cooking with firewood or coal is unsafe in cramped rooms in slums.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

When we arrived back in Serbia with no further travel plans for the first time in a decade, I found an abandoned kitten under a pile of firewood in our shed.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

There weren’t many of them left: the soldiers had cut most of the wood for lumber and firewood.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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