woodpile

[ woo d-pahyl ]

/ ˈwʊdˌpaɪl /

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noun

a pile or stack of firewood.

RELATED WORDS

kindling

Nearby words

Origin of woodpile

First recorded in 1545–55; wood¹ + pile¹

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Examples from the Web for woodpile

Peter put the barefoot boy on the edge of the bunk and hung the wet stockings over his woodpile.
The Jack-Knife Man|Ellis Parker Butler
Use green wood, for logs, and mix green and dry wood for the fire; and then the woodpile will last much longer.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy|Catherine Esther Beecher
Spot never once left the woodpile while Johnnie was eating his dinner.
The Tale of Old Dog Spot|Arthur Scott Bailey
He had gone to the woodpile for a moment, leaving the door ajar.
Through the Yukon Gold Diggings|Josiah Edward Spurr

And then we sat down on the woodpile, and I hugged her so hard I almost broke her bones.
Mary Cary|Kate Langley Bosher

British Dictionary definitions for woodpile

woodpile

/ (ˈwʊdˌpaɪl) /

noun

a pile or heap of firewood

nigger in the woodpile See nigger (def. 3) offensive

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