woodchip

American  

[wood-chip] / ˈwʊdˌtʃɪp /

noun

1. a small chip of wood, especially one that flakes off when felling a tree or splitting a log.

2. woodchips, chips of wood, especially fir or other pine, used as a winter mulch on plants and shrubs.

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Etymology

Origin of woodchip

First recorded in 1955–60; wood ¹ + chip ¹

Example Sentences

Staff at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, in Wraxall, North Somerset, extended the nursery area for the cubs, draining the pond and laying woodchip mulch to make it safer for the rare cubs.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

So, when farmers install woodchip biofilters up here, it should lessen the problem down there.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2018

I never want to see another roll of woodchip again.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2014

Sure, it looks cute, the baby and the hairy beast going down the slide together, rolling in the woodchip, but everyone knows how dangerous gorillas are, don’t they?

From Newsweek • Sep. 24, 2012

Most of our horses do three '3x3s' a week – three three-furlong gallops up the woodchip in relatively quick succession.The majority of horses thrive on routine.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2011