Etymology
Origin of pinewood
Example Sentences
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Malibu’s Cub Scout Pack 224 lost its pinewood derby track — the testing grounds for a highly anticipated annual Scouting tradition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Areas of pinewood still survive around Torridon in the west and eastwards towards Aberdeen.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023
The hut’s five pinewood rooms are simple and unfussy, and its restaurant offers traditional South Tyrolean fare to overnight guests and visiting hikers alike.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
But to produce Lapsang Souchong, the withered, oxidized leaves are then dried over a smoky pinewood fire, resulting in a smooth, almost savory brew.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
A tuck-box is a small pinewood trunk which is very strongly made, and no boy has ever gone as a boarder to an English Prep School without one.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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