- fatwood
- noun Date: 1904 chiefly Southern lightwood
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fatwood
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Fatwood — is a fire starter that is cut from the stump of a pine tree. The base of the pine tree collects the fire starting resin that flows throughout the tree; when the tree is cut down, the stump has retained all of the resin and becomes the perfect… … Wikipedia
fatwood — [fat′wood΄] n. Chiefly South LIGHTWOOD … English World dictionary
fatwood — /fat wood /, n. South Atlantic States. kindling; lightwood. [1905 10; FAT + WOOD1] * * * … Universalium
fatwood — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun South & Midland : lightwood 1 * * * /fat wood /, n. South Atlantic States. kindling; lightwood. [1905 10; FAT + WOOD1] … Useful english dictionary
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lightwood — /luyt wood , ood/, n. Southern U.S. 1. Also called fatwood. kindling. 2. resinous pine wood used for kindling. [1675 85; LIGHT1 + WOOD1] * * * … Universalium
