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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lightwood

/(līt"wo͝od`)/ · Light·wood · IPA
01 n. Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire qui…
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    Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze.