- cordwood
- noun Date: circa 1639 wood piled or sold in cords
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cordwood
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cordwood — [kôrd′wood΄] n. wood stacked or sold in cords … English World dictionary
cordwood — noun a) Wood suitable for use as firewood; firewood cut and split into conveniently sized pieces for easy stacking into cords. The June rise used to be always luck for me; because as soon as that rise begins here comes cordwood floating down, and … Wiktionary
cordwood — /ˈkɔdwʊd/ (say kawdwood) noun 1. short pieces of timber laid crosswise in mortar, often with masonry, to form a wall, the wood usually protruding slightly from the mortar. –adjective 2. of, relating to, or constructed with walls of this kind: a… …
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cordwood — /kawrd wood /, n. 1. wood stacked in cords for use as fuel. 2. logs cut to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) to facilitate stacking in cords. 3. trees intended for timber but of a quality suitable only for fuel. [1630 40; CORD + WOOD1] * * * … Universalium
cordwood — noun wood cut into cords or uniform lengths … English new terms dictionary
cordwood — cord•wood [[t]ˈkɔrdˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) ene wood stacked in cords for use as fuel 2) ene trees intended for timber but suitable only for fuel • Etymology: 1630–40 … From formal English to slang
cordwood — n. wood that is or can easily be measured in cords … Useful english dictionary
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