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A cord of firewood.

Etymology edit

From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire +‎ wood.

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Noun edit

firewood (countable and uncountable, plural firewoods)

  1. Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
    After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter.

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  • Chinese Pidgin English: firewood, 快也𭉉

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Etymology edit

From English firewood.

Noun edit

firewood

  1. firewood
    • 1862, 唐景星 [Tong King-sing], 英語集全, volume 6, marginalia, page 34; republished as “Pidgin English texts from the Chinese English Instructor”, in Michelle Li, Stephen Matthews and Geoff P. Smith, editor, Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics[1], volume 10, number 1, 2005, pages 79-167:
      涉𪢍治快也𭉉窩打
      *ship3 get3 zhi6 faai3 jaa5 wut6 wo1 daa2
      Ship catchee firewood, water.
      The ships provides[sic] wood and water.