lightwood

Example Sentences

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"Wait till I strike a match, and I'll try to find a piece of lightwood to make a torch," said Rob, jumping from the wagon.

From The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by Payton, Lieut. Howard

The pine woods were on fire as we passed through them, the flames now and then running up a lightwood tree, and throwing a weird and fitful glare upon the passing train.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael

Oh, we had big chunk of lightwood en cook meat en hoecake en collards right dere in de woods.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

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

We had torches made o' lightwood splinters, and brushes in our han's, we hit de piles o' brush after we got 'round 'em.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various