brierwood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brierwood
Example Sentences
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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 Ellis, Edward Sylvester
This individual wore a check suit of the latest London cut, big broad-soled Piccadilly shoes, and smoked a brierwood pipe which he constantly filled from a rubber pouch carried in his waistcoat pocket.
From The Other Fellow by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
Out shot the brierwood like a projectile, and a giant finger wagged at the intruder.
From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth
“Some boss!” muttered the magnate, thickly, the brierwood dropping on the floor.
From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth
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 King, Charles
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