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View synonyms for pulpwood

pulpwood

[ puhlp-wood ]

noun

  1. spruce or other soft wood suitable for making paper.


pulpwood

/ ˈpʌlpˌwʊd /

noun

  1. pine, spruce, or any other soft wood used to make paper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulpwood1

First recorded in 1885–90; pulp + wood 1
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Example Sentences

Now we're looking about for somebody to supply us spruce cut to the proper length for pulpwood.

Then my profit on twenty-five thousand cords of pulpwood—which is goin' to be paid, I jedge.

The pulpwood mounds down in the flats make a nice fire, but they smoke and leave black ashes, easy to see from the sky.

As a pulpwood, white spruce is in demand wherever it is available.

Hemlock is now of considerable importance as pulpwood for making paper.

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