air wood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air wood
First recorded in 1670–80
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Boiling vegetable soup sent steam into the cold air; wood fire crackled.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
From the German word ahorn is probably derived the term "air wood," often corrupted into "hair-wood."
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart
Besides the resources of civilization, air, wood and water were drawn upon for game.
From The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
She could smell in the sea air wood pavement and hear in the scurry of rabbits passengers by the Piccadilly Tube.
From Carnival by Compton MacKenzie
Materials of Combustion.—The materials of combustion are air, wood, coal, oil, and gas.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
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