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

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woodchip

One experiment, conducted as part of the Soil Association's Innovative Farmers programme, used willow woodchip mulch around trees in order to suppress weeds and disease.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022

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

From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2018

He added they had spent 30% more on infrastructure and brought in 80 tonnes of woodchip to stabilise tracks.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2017

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