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Brushwood
//ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd// noun
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Noun
- 1 Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. countable, uncountable
"His pupils assemble every evening before his tent; where, by the light of a large fire, made of brushwood and cow’s dung, they are taught a few sentences from the Koran, and are initiated into the principles of their creed."
- 2 a dense growth of bushes wordnet
- 3 Small trees and shrubs. countable, uncountable
"The river above Goet-accord becomes very narrow, being lined on each ſide with impenetrable bruſh-wood, like the river Cottica, between Devil's-Harwar and Patamaca; [...]"
- 4 the wood from bushes or small branches wordnet
Etymology
From brush + wood.
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