woodpile
Americannoun
noun
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a pile or heap of firewood
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offensive See nigger
Etymology
Origin of woodpile
Example Sentences
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He even pulled out the previous owner’s landscaping so he’d have plenty of room for his woodpile, Hargrave said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024
"Well, Dormie chased the cat into the woodpile," Stone said.
From Salon ● May 17, 2021
“No matter what the homeowner does in terms of vegetation management on the property, embers can blow over and ignite that woodpile next to the house.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
The recurring poetic motifs include a tall woodpile, based on the one in which Joan and Charlie perch as children to imagine their future, that is recycled too industriously.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2019
I stood up on the woodpile and held the rake like it was a Louisville Slugger.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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