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  • noun Plural form of firewood.

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Examples

  • Before the caravan came here through the firewoods, they owned us.

    Burning Tower Larry Niven 2005

  • Before the caravan came here through the firewoods, they owned us.

    Burning Tower Larry Niven 2005

  • I must confess that the income of eighty pounds has somewhat baffled me, and the others are not so exact as I could wish; for the price of washing varies largely in foreign countries, and the different cokes, coals and firewoods fluctuate surprisingly.

    The Wrong Box 2004

  • Casuarina equisetifolia (nokonoko) and Casuarina vitiense (velau) are both popular firewoods; velau is also utilized in construction where hardness and strength are required.

    2. Experiences with Casuarinas 1984

  • I must confess that the income of eighty pounds has somewhat baffled me, and the others are not so exact as I could wish; for the price of washing varies largely in foreign countries, and the different cokes, coals and firewoods fluctuate surprisingly.

    The Wrong Box Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

  • "On Protheon, they were particular about their firewoods, choosing those which gave off pleasant aromas.

    Cattle Town 2010

  • "On Protheon, they were particular about their firewoods, choosing those which gave off pleasant aromas.

    Dinosaur Planet McCaffrey, Anne 1978

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