air wood

American  

noun

1. timber dried naturally by contact with the open air.

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Etymology

Origin of air wood

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

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air wood

Boiling vegetable soup sent steam into the cold air; wood fire crackled.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022

Knowing the destructive character of lightning when it passes through air, wood, brick, stone or other non-conductor, people are naturally fearful of allowing the current to run through their houses.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various

By having the center of the helix made of iron, instead of air, wood, or other non-magnetic bodies, the strength of the magnet is greatly increased.

From How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity by St. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew)

She could smell in the sea air wood pavement and hear in the scurry of rabbits passengers by the Piccadilly Tube.

From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton

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 Hart, George