Cordwoods

/ˈkɔːrdwʊdz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cordwood; multiple quantities or types of firewood measured and stacked in cords.

Etymology

Plural of cordwood, maintaining the compound structure. The term indicates multiple separate cords of wood or references to the cordwood trade and measurement system.

Kelly Says

The cordwood industry shaped frontier economics—entire communities managed their survival around cordwood supplies and trade, and the ability to predict how much cordwood you'd need for winter determined whether families would survive harsh climates.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንጨር
en-cher
ARالعربية
خشب
khushb
BNবাংলা
লক্কড়ি
lok-kdri
CACatalà
fusta
fusta
CSČeština
dřevo
dreh-vo
DADansk
brænde
brænde
DEDeutsch
Holzstapel
holts-ta-pel
ELΕλληνικά
ξύλα
k-sy-la
ESEspañol
leñas
leh-nyas
FAفارسی
خُرد چوب
khor-d choob
FISuomi
puutavaraa
puu-ta-va-raa
FRFrançais
bois de chauffage
bwa duh shaf-man
GUGU
લાકડી
laakdi
HAHA
gora
go-ra
HEעברית
עץ
etz
HIहिन्दी
लकड़ी
lakdī
HUMagyar
tűzifa
tyoo-zee-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
kayu bakar
ka-yu ba-kar
IGIG
isi
ee-see
ITItaliano
legna
leh-gna
JA日本語
薪材
ginzai
KKKK
жүніс
zhy-nis
KMKM
ឈើ
cheu
KO한국어
나무
namu
MRMR
लाकडी
laakdi
MSBahasa Melayu
kayu bakar
ka-yu ba-kar
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေး
she
NLNederlands
hout
hout
NONorsk
ved
ved
PAPA
ਲੱਕੜ
lak-kar
PLPolski
drewno
drev-no
PTPortuguês
lenha
len-ya
RORomână
lemn
lemn
RUРусский
дрова
drova
SVSvenska
ved
ved
SWKiswahili
mkaa
mkaa
TAதமிழ்
எருமை
erumai
TEతెలుగు
చెక్క
chekk
THไทย
ฟืน
fuean
TLTL
kahoy
ka-hoy
TRTürkçe
odun
o-dun
UKУкраїнська
дрова
drova
URاردو
لکڑی
lakri
VITiếng Việt
gỗ
go
YOYO
ẹ̀ẹ̀
e-e
ZH中文
柴火
chái huǒ
ZUZU
inkomo
in-ko-mo

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