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woodchip

[ wood-chip ]

noun

  1. a small chip of wood, especially one that flakes off when felling a tree or splitting a log.
  2. woodchips, chips chip of wood, especially fir or other pine, used as a winter mulch on plants and shrubs.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodchip1

First recorded in 1955–60; wood 1 + chip 1

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Example Sentences

But the professionals that they are, put aside their excitement to school the Hollywood star on woodchip engines.

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