Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fat-wood
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fatwoods (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

greasewood

Questions

What does fatwood mean?: A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.
Where does fatwood come from?: From fat + wood.

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