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brierwood

American  
[brahy-er-wood] / ˈbraɪ ərˌwʊd /
Or briarwood

noun

  1. brierroot.


Etymology

Origin of brierwood

First recorded in 1865–70; brier 2 + wood 1


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Just as he expected, Hatton was standing in front of the open fireplace puffing furiously at a chunky little brierwood pipe.

From Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. by Charles King

“Some boss!” muttered the magnate, thickly, the brierwood dropping on the floor.

From Leerie by Ruth Sawyer

While the captain was talking, he sat modestly in the background, smoking his brierwood, listening as intently as if everything said was new to him.

From A Waif of the Mountains by Edward Sylvester Ellis

They received the congratulations of their comrades on their escape, and someone fished out all the consolation that the regiment could offer a couple of brierwood pipes filled with fragrant kinnikinnick.

From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by John McElroy

He had never been addicted to drink, and his only indulgence was his brierwood pipe, which was his almost inseparable companion.

From Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them by Orson Lowell

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