brierwood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brierwood
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 Ruth Sawyer
Felix nodded in dismissal, rested his elbows on the table, and again puffed away at his brierwood.
From Felix O'Day by Francis Hopkinson Smith
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