cordwood

[ kawrd-wood ]

/ ˈkɔrdˌwʊd /

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noun

wood stacked in cords for use as fuel.

logs cut to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) to facilitate stacking in cords.

trees intended for timber but of a quality suitable only for fuel.

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Origin of cordwood

First recorded in 1630–40; cord + wood¹

Words nearby cordwood

corduroy, corduroy road, corduroys, cordwain, cordwainer, cordwood, core, Corea, core barrel, corecipient, core city

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How to use cordwood in a sentence

It was November, and the lodge was cold and drafty, so all four of us slept that first night stacked like cordwood in a single musty bed.
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But, while the American Civil War raged, and the invisible “Third Army” of viruses and bacteria stacked the bodies like cordwood for both sides, Louis Pasteur was also figuring out how to stop it.
As U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Top the Civil War’s Toll, We're Repeating Disease History|Rachel Lance|August 14, 2021|Time
Coal rates, of course, are partly determined by rates on cordwood, and vice versa.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
A carload of lumber or cordwood might easily by prearrangement be filled inside with high grade package freight.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

And there were also what corresponded to modern commodity rates upon cordwood, lumber, bricks, and similar goods.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
There was a pile of cordwood near the garage, and Harris ran and got a heavy, four-foot section of elm.
Motor Matt's Daring Rescue|Stanley R. Matthews
With that end in view, we carried that stick of cordwood around in front and smashed in the front door.
Motor Matt's Daring Rescue|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for cordwood

cordwood

/ (ˈkɔːdˌwʊd) /

noun

wood that has been cut into lengths of four feet so that it can be stacked in cords

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