fat pine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fat pine
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
Example Sentences
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You'll find a fire already laid, in the fireplace, with fat pine knots that will blaze up at the touch of a match.
From Fanny Herself by Ferber, Edna
A few pieces of fat pine were a great treasure.
From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David
Dry white-pine and cedar shavings and splints light readily from the match, but dead "fat" pine is much better.
From Woodcraft by Kreps, E. H. (Elmer Harry)
When anybody git cut I allus burns woolen rags and smokes de wound or burns a piece fat pine and drops tar from it on scorched wool and bind it on de wound.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
So, when it was dark, a big iron box was set up on top of the pilot-house, and a fire was built in it of pine-knots and bits of fat pine.
From A Jolly Fellowship by Stockton, Frank Richard
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