Etymology
Origin of lightwood
Example Sentences
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A previous owner had gutted the interior and rebuilt with sleek Ikea-style cabinetry and lightwood paneling on the walls and ceiling.
Our greatest achievement after all, I think, was the piles of socks we knitted by the lightwood blaze at night.
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Well, dat happen in a skirt of woods what I get my lightwood what I use to start a fire.
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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.
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The pine woods were on fire as we passed through them, the flames now and then running up a lightwood tree, and throwing a weird and fitful glare upon the passing train.
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