fatwood

[ fat-wood ]

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nounSouth Atlantic States.

kindling; lightwood.

Origin of fatwood

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First recorded in 1905–10; fat + wood¹

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How to use fatwood in a sentence

He threw another chunk of fatwood on the fire, and watched the smoky flame go dancing up the chimney.
The Purple Heights | Marie Conway Oemler
Somebody, discovering Daddy Neptune's woodpile, had kindled a fatwood torch.
The Purple Heights | Marie Conway Oemler

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