brierwood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brierwood
Example Sentences
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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 Lowell, Orson
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
“Some boss!” muttered the magnate, thickly, the brierwood dropping on the floor.
From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth
With a heaping bowl of egg-nog beside him, and his brierwood between his lips, the coal magnate beat time on the bedspread with a fast-failing strength, while he grinned happily at Sheila.
From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth
Supplying ourselves with the primal necessities of stout sticks and brierwood pipes we set out.
From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel
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