fat pine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fat pine
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
Example Sentences
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The house was built of fat pine, and the fire spread with alarming rapidity.
From A Little Florida Lady by Paine, Dorothy C. (Dorothy Charlotte)
A few pieces of fat pine were a great treasure.
From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David
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
High-grade wood turpentine is now produced by the steam distillation of finely cut fat pine wood.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
On our consenting to go with her, she caught up a stick of fat pine, lighted it in the fire, and with this blazing torch to light the way, preceded us to her house.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
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