lightwood
Example Sentences
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We are fortunate to have so much lightwood.
From Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army by Ford, Arthur Peronneau
It was 'bout sundown, and every time my ax go 'whack' on de lightwood knot, I hear another whack 'sides mine.
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
He loosed the bundle of lightwood, 325 took two pieces, tied them into the form of a cross, and laid it beside a lighted candle near the silver cup.
From The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan by Dixon, Thomas
The resinous pine blazed up, the pungent odour filled the large room, and from the lightwood sticks tiny streams of resin oozed out and dripped into the embers, turning the red to gray.
From The Voice of the People by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
October came, when all the scrub, the lightwood, and wattle were in full bloom, and the air everywhere was full of sweetness.
From The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned by Macfarlane, J.
