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View synonyms for fatwood

fatwood

[ fat-wood ]

noun

, South Atlantic States.
  1. kindling; lightwood.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fatwood1

First recorded in 1905–10; fat + wood 1

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Example Sentences

He threw another chunk of fatwood on the fire, and watched the smoky flame go dancing up the chimney.

Somebody, discovering Daddy Neptune's woodpile, had kindled a fatwood torch.

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