woodpile

[ wood-pahyl ]

noun

1. a pile or stack of firewood.

woodpile

/ ˈwʊdˌpaɪl /

noun

1. a pile or heap of firewood
2. nigger in the woodpile offensive.
   See nigger

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodpile¹

First recorded in 1545–55; wood ¹ + pile ¹

Example Sentences

He even pulled out the previous owner’s landscaping so he’d have plenty of room for his woodpile, Hargrave said.

From Seattle Times

One inmate described bodies “literally stacked on top of each other, like some macabre woodpile.”

From Seattle Times

“We would have to dig out like three, or four times a day, just so we could get to the woodpile,” Peggy Townsend said.

From Seattle Times

One inmate described bodies “literally stacked on top of each other, like some macabre woodpile.”

From Washington Times

One inmate described bodies “literally stacked on top of each other, like some macabre woodpile.”

From Seattle Times