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woodpile

[ wood-pahyl ]

noun

  1. a pile or stack of firewood.


woodpile

/ ˈ·ÉÊŠ»åËŒ±è²¹Éª±ô /

noun

  1. a pile or heap of firewood
  2. nigger in the woodpile offensive.
    See nigger
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of woodpile1

First recorded in 1545–55; wood 1 + pile 1
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Trim lower tree branches and keep woodpiles away from vegetation.

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“We would have to dig out like three, or four times a day, just so we could get to the woodpile,†Peggy Townsend said.

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Exceedingly shy insect hunters, black widows like to live in crawl spaces, woodpiles and sheds.

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While the Germans placed their weapons next to the woodpile, Elisabeth went back into the cabin and returned with the Americans’ guns.

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Like a match on a tinder-dry woodpile, the NBC story fed the unfounded speculation and conspiracy theories that have been swirling around the incident ever since the Oct.

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