lightwood
Example Sentences
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Outside, the ruddy, shaken shine from a couple of lightwood torches which stood alone, where they had been thrust deep into the garden mould made strange gouts and blotches of colour on Nancy’s flower beds.
From Judith of the Cumberlands by Alice MacGowan
All de light come from de lightwood knots burnin' in de fireplace.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
Well, dat happen in a skirt of woods what I get my lightwood what I use to start a fire.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
"Thar ain't anything like a lightwood fire to drive away the misery."
From The Miller Of Old Church by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
We had brought a load of lightwood splints in bundles to town on a steer cart.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
