fat pine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fat pine
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
Example Sentences
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A few pieces of fat pine were a great treasure.
From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Dry white-pine and cedar shavings and splints light readily from the match, but dead "fat" pine is much better.
From Woodcraft by E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
The fireplace in the cabin was built of rough stone, wide and high, and there he made him a brisk fire with fat pine and brushwood.
From The Mountain Girl by Payne Erskine
Because, if it shouldn't be true—— But there was a fire laid with fat pine knots.
From Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber
The "fat" pine flamed smoky and red, and it cast long, wavering reflections on the water.
From Northern Diamonds by Frank Lillie Pollock
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