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Cord wood

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cord⋅wood

[kawrd-wood]
–noun
1. wood stacked in cords for use as fuel.
2. logs cut to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) to facilitate stacking in cords.
3. trees intended for timber but of a quality suitable only for fuel.

Origin:
1630–40; cord + wood 1
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cord·wood   (kôrd'wŏŏd')   
n.  
  1. Wood cut and piled in cords.

  2. Wood sold by the cord.

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