firewood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of firewood
First recorded in 1350–1400, firewood is from the Middle English word ferwode. See fire, wood 1
Example Sentences
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"One of the brothers went off to look for firewood, and in doing so discovered what they believed to be a human skeleton," said Det Supt Bell.
From BBC
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.
Government programmes have rapidly expanded LPG use for cooking in India, replacing kerosene and traditional biomass like firewood and dung.
From BBC
No Bride of Haarlem tree filled the air with fragrance; only the stump had been too big to haul off for firewood.
From Literature
Munching another pignut, he scanned the clearing for firewood.
From Literature
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