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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pile of wood to be burned into charcoal, irrespective of the shape; also, specifically, a rectangular pile about 25–30 feet in length, 8 feet wide, and sloping from a height of 2 feet at one end to 7 or 8 feet at the other, this upward slope (ending to develop a draft in the direction of the length of the pile and so to secure uniform progress in the burning.

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