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drift⋅wood

[drift-wood]
–noun
1. wood floating on a body of water or cast ashore by it.
2. such wood adapted for use in interior decoration.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or made of driftwood: a driftwood lamp.

Origin:
1605–15; drift + wood 1
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drift·wood   (drĭft'wŏŏd')   
n.  Wood floating in or washed up by a body of water.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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