woodpile

American  

[wood-pahyl] / ˈwʊdˌpaɪl /

noun

1. a pile or stack of firewood.

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woodpile British  

/ ˈwʊdˌpaɪl /

noun

1. a pile or heap of firewood

2. offensive See nigger

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Etymology

Origin of woodpile

First recorded in 1545–55; wood ¹ + pile ¹

Example Sentences

The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.

From Salon

He strode across the clearing to the woodpile where the children were stacking the kindling and asked, “What say you, pups? Any scent of Bertha?”

From Literature

Trim lower tree branches and keep woodpiles away from vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times

“We would have to dig out like three, or four times a day, just so we could get to the woodpile,” Peggy Townsend said.

From Seattle Times

Exceedingly shy insect hunters, black widows like to live in crawl spaces, woodpiles and sheds.

From New York Times