lightwood
Example Sentences
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The yard was brightly lighted in spots by flaming lightwood torches, which left the other parts in deepest gloom.
From The Rose of Old St. Louis by Dillon, Mary
The old man folded his hands in his lap, and sat quietly gazing into the lightwood fire.
From Nights With Uncle Remus by Winter, Milo
Light was furnished by lightwood torches and sometimes by the homemade tallow candles.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
Upon this they lay their burning lightwood, split into small shivers, each splinter whereof will blaze and burn end for end like a candle.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
We had brought a load of lightwood splints in bundles to town on a steer cart.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
