Definition of cordwood
:wood piled or sold in cords
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Left unchecked, the airlines may remove all seats and stack passengers like cordwood, reminiscent of ship holds in the 1700s, all in the quest for better profits.
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The young pitching arms of the Mets — a Harvey, a Syndergaard, a de Grom and a Matz — are piled high as cordwood.
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First Known Use of cordwood
circa 1639
CORDWOOD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of cordwood for English Language Learners
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: wood used for fires that is piled or sold in cords (sense 4)
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