lightwood

Example Sentences

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Our greatest achievement after all, I think, was the piles of socks we knitted by the lightwood blaze at night.

From Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army by Ford, Arthur Peronneau

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

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

Charmian bustled about, and made a fire of lightwood, and then kindled her spirit lamp, and made tea, which she brought to Cornelia.

From The Coast of Bohemia by Howells, William Dean

All de light come from de lightwood knots burnin' in de fireplace.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various