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They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
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Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
His front yard became cluttered with a living room’s worth of patio furniture, bar stools, storage containers, a cord of firewood and a fire pit.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
For years, unhoused people have cut trees for firewood, and the heart of the camp once provided habitat for more birds, said Deb Kramer, who leads the nonprofit Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The most spectacular touch might be the fully functional fireplaces in many of the rooms, which the hotel stocks with firewood during the cooler parts of the year.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
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Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
His front yard became cluttered with a living room’s worth of patio furniture, bar stools, storage containers, a cord of firewood and a fire pit.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
For years, unhoused people have cut trees for firewood, and the heart of the camp once provided habitat for more birds, said Deb Kramer, who leads the nonprofit Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The most spectacular touch might be the fully functional fireplaces in many of the rooms, which the hotel stocks with firewood during the cooler parts of the year.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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