woodpile

[ woo d-pahyl ]

/ ˈwʊdˌpaɪl /

a pile or stack of firewood.

Origin of woodpile

First recorded in 1545–55; wood¹ + pile¹

Peter put the barefoot boy on the edge of the bunk and hung the wet stockings over his woodpile.

The Jack-Knife Man |Ellis Parker Butler
Use green wood, for logs, and mix green and dry wood for the fire; and then the woodpile will last much longer.

A Treatise on Domestic Economy |Catherine Esther Beecher
Spot never once left the woodpile while Johnnie was eating his dinner.

The Tale of Old Dog Spot |Arthur Scott Bailey
He had gone to the woodpile for a moment, leaving the door ajar.

Through the Yukon Gold Diggings |Josiah Edward Spurr

And then we sat down on the woodpile, and I hugged her so hard I almost broke her bones.

Mary Cary |Kate Langley Bosher

woodpile

/ (ˈwʊdˌpaɪl) /

a pile or heap of firewood

nigger in the woodpile See nigger (def. 3) offensive