pulpwood
noun
pulp·wood
ˈpəlp-ˌwu̇d 
: a wood (as of aspen, hemlock, pine, or spruce) used in making pulp for paper
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This also applies to most U.S. exports to China, including copper, pulpwood, plastic materials, logs and lumber, and medical equipment.
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Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2018
In 1908, it was purchased by the Nau Tug Line, which used it to haul barges full of pulpwood from ports on Lake Superior to Green Bay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Beyond tugging other watercraft, the J.C. Ames was used in the pulpwood trade and had multiple owners.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 21 May 2025
Then Mattson saw some old sticks of pulpwood in the ditch next to the road that were 10 feet long.
—Outdoor Life, 26 July 2023
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Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2018
In 1908, it was purchased by the Nau Tug Line, which used it to haul barges full of pulpwood from ports on Lake Superior to Green Bay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Beyond tugging other watercraft, the J.C. Ames was used in the pulpwood trade and had multiple owners.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 21 May 2025
Then Mattson saw some old sticks of pulpwood in the ditch next to the road that were 10 feet long.
—Outdoor Life, 26 July 2023
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pulpwood
noun
pulp·wood
ˈpəlp-ˌwu̇d
: wood (as of aspen, hemlock, pine, or spruce) used in making pulp for paper
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