lightwood
Example Sentences
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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
As she sat one cold afternoon in December before her fire of fat lightwood knots, in her one-room cabin, she quickly went back to her childhood days.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
Den another time I was in de woods choppin' lightwood.
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
The old man folded his hands in his lap, and sat quietly gazing into the lightwood fire.
From Nights With Uncle Remus by Milo Winter
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
