- very dry wood
Origin of lightwood
light (noun or transitive verb) + wood dry, resinous pine wood that burns readily with a bright light
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noun
Lightwood is defined as wood that is very dry.
An example of lightwood is bark that can easily start a fire.
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lightwood
noun
Chiefly Southern US See kindling.
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Noun
(plural lightwoods)
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