Etymology
Origin of lightwood
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"Wait till I strike a match, and I'll try to find a piece of lightwood to make a torch," said Rob, jumping from the wagon.
From The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by Lieut. Howard Payton
So us carry a lightwood knot fer light when us put anything in it or take anything out.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
"Thar ain't anything like a lightwood fire to drive away the misery."
From The Miller Of Old Church by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Leaning against a post that held a lightwood torch, a little withdrawn from the others, in solitary dignity, stood Black Hawk.
From The Rose of Old St. Louis by Mary Dillon
We are fortunate to have so much lightwood.
From Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army by Arthur Peronneau Ford
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