lightwood

Example Sentences

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So us carry a lightwood knot fer light when us put anything in it or take anything out.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

Cornelia shivered as she sat down on the edge of this divan, and Charmian ran back to put another stick of lightwood on the fire, and turn the gas down to a blue flame.

From The Coast of Bohemia by Howells, William Dean

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

Sam and Puss were both blinking their eyes in the shade of the lightwood, and whisking the flies from their ears.

From The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned by Macfarlane, J.

"Wait till I strike a match, and I'll try to find a piece of lightwood to make a torch," said Rob, jumping from the wagon.

From The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by Payton, Lieut. Howard