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air wood

American  

noun

  1. timber dried naturally by contact with the open air.


Etymology

Origin of air wood

First recorded in 1670–80

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Boiling vegetable soup sent steam into the cold air; wood fire crackled.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2022

Besides the resources of civilization, air, wood and water were drawn upon for game.

From The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

From the German word ahorn is probably derived the term "air wood," often corrupted into "hair-wood."

From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by Hart, George

Materials of Combustion.—The materials of combustion are air, wood, coal, oil, and gas.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

She could smell in the sea air wood pavement and hear in the scurry of rabbits passengers by the Piccadilly Tube.

From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton

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