brierwood

American  

[brahy-er-wood] / ˈbraɪ ərˌwʊd /

Or briarwood

noun

1. brierroot.

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Etymology

Origin of brierwood

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

Example Sentences

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

From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth

Out shot the brierwood like a projectile, and a giant finger wagged at the intruder.

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

Felix nodded in dismissal, rested his elbows on the table, and again puffed away at his brierwood.

From Felix O'Day by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

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