fat pine

noun

, Midland and Southern U.S.

1. lightwood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fat pine¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Example Sentences

The boys stopped at the first wood pile and split up a log of fat pine into long sticks for torches.

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As night fell, dozens of little bonfires were lighted in the plaza, made from cobwork piles of fat-pine.

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"I'll light a piece of fat pine," shouted the Boy, catching up a stick, and thrusting it into the coals.

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High-grade wood turpentine is now produced by the steam distillation of finely cut fat pine wood.

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And there were great coal barges, filled with fat pine knots.

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