Fatwood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar. countable, uncountable

    "He stacked split pieces of well-seasoned, thoroughly dry oak, and started a fire using some newspaper and fatwood, a resinous pinewood that flames easily."

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"He stacked split pieces of well-seasoned, thoroughly dry oak, and started a fire using some newspaper and fatwood, a resinous pinewood that flames easily."

Etymology

From fat + wood.

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pine tarpine tree

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