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brushwood

[ bruhsh-woo d ]

/ ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd /

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noun

the wood of branches that have been cut or broken off.

a pile or covering of such branches.

a growth or thicket of densely growing small trees and shrubs.

Origin of brushwood

First recorded in 1630–40; brush² + wood¹

Words nearby brushwood

brushland, brushless, brushmark, brushpopper, brushup, brushwood, brushwork, brushy, brusque, brusquerie, brussels

Example sentences from the Web for brushwood

In a few minutes he had made a pile of brushwood, and had thrown the bed-furniture on the top.

Curiosities of Olden Times |S. Baring-Gould
He now showed me that this brushwood had been lodged among the stones by the swollen stream, and we consequently camped higher up.

The Backwoodsman |Various
They, where the goal of their way lies nearest, bear through the brushwood in armed array.

The Aeneid of Virgil |Virgil
A sudden burst of daylight; he was cutting the brushwood away to investigate as far as he could before descending.

Yr Ynys Unyg |Julia de Winton

Then they did some fancy vaulting, over bars and brushwood, and while riding two and even four horses.

Dave Porter at Star Ranch |Edward Stratemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for brushwood

brushwood

/ (ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd) /

noun

cut or broken-off tree branches, twigs, etc

another word for brush 2 (def. 1)