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brushwood

[ bruhsh-wood ]

noun

  1. the wood of branches that have been cut or broken off.
  2. a pile or covering of such branches.
  3. a growth or thicket of densely growing small trees and shrubs.


brushwood

/ ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd /

noun

  1. cut or broken-off tree branches, twigs, etc
  2. another word for brush 2
“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 brushwood1

First recorded in 1630–40; brush 2 + wood 1
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Example Sentences

She deftly manoeuvres a tractor-load of brushwood which she's spent the afternoon cutting from common land owned jointly by the community.

From BBC

Ra accused Canada of "jumping into fire with brushwood on its back" due to "blind belief in its American master" despite the ever-growing possibility of a military conflict on the Korean peninsula.

From Reuters

Las Provincias, a regional newspaper, reported police believe that the blaze may have been started by a spark from a machine used to gather brushwood.

From Reuters

During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.

Among advice that has provoked ridicule is Morawiecki’s telling Poles to have their houses insulated before winter, permission to collect brushwood, President Andrzej Duda’s encouragement to remain “optimistic” and to persevere, as well as the education minister’s suggestion to eat less and often visit friends for dinner.

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