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 chip 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

The low-carbon homes are made from woodchip building blocks, which can be slotted together on site.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

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

“We have to shift the woodchip piles around so they don’t get overheated and self combust,” says Dave MacDonnell, power generation manager of the plant.

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2018

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