fatwood

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noun

A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.

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Meanings

nounfatwood (countable and uncountable, plural fatwoods)

plural fatwoods

  1. countableuncountableA heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.

    He stacked split pieces of well-seasoned, thoroughly dry oak, and started a fire using some newspaper and fatwood, a resinous pinewood that flames easily.

    2009 May 20, Oliver Schwaner-Albright, “Grilling Over Wood as a Sweaty, Smoky Sport”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pine knot

Origin

From fat + wood.

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APA

fatwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatwood

MLA

“fatwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatwood.

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