pulpwood

[ puhlp-wood ]

/ ˈpʌlpˌwʊd /

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noun

spruce or other soft wood suitable for making paper.

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Origin of pulpwood

First recorded in 1885–90; pulp + wood¹

Words nearby pulpwood

pulpit, pulpiteer, pulpitum, pulpotomy, pulp plaster, pulpwood, pulpy, pulque, pulquería, pulsar, pulsate

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How to use pulpwood in a sentence

Now we're looking about for somebody to supply us spruce cut to the proper length for pulpwood.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Then my profit on twenty-five thousand cords of pulpwood—which is goin' to be paid, I jedge.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
The pulpwood mounds down in the flats make a nice fire, but they smoke and leave black ashes, easy to see from the sky.
The Martian Cabal|Roman Frederick Starzl
As a pulpwood, white spruce is in demand wherever it is available.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

Hemlock is now of considerable importance as pulpwood for making paper.
The School Book of Forestry|Charles Lathrop Pack

British Dictionary definitions for pulpwood

pulpwood

/ (ˈpʌlpˌwʊd) /

noun

pine, spruce, or any other soft wood used to make paper

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pulpwood

Origin of pulpwood

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