Etymology
Origin of pinewood
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Tiny pinewood bonfires burned through the night at a mountain cemetery as the largely Christian Philippines remembered its dead, turning the fog-shrouded hilltop into a vast, fragrant altar of light.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
The Brick House is stern, squat and solid, its front interrupted only by a tall, centered black pinewood door.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Areas of pinewood still survive around Torridon in the west and eastwards towards Aberdeen.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023
The scarred pinewood table was covered with maps of the Wall and the lands beyond, a roster of rangers, and a letter from the Shadow Tower written in Ser Denys Mallister’s flowing hand.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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