split wood

Firewood from axework

Split wood is firewood that has been cut lengthwise into smaller pieces, making it easier to burn.

The phrase can function as a noun referring to the material itself a stack of split wood by the cabin or as a verb phrase describing the action I need to split wood before winter.

Related

logs · splinter · crack · maul · wedge · grain · bark · stump · seasoned · cord · pile · hearth · fire pit · woodshed · birch · oak · old growth · hatchet

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processing state

split woodstanding timber

Trees still rooted, marketable

lumber · rounds · roundwood · cordwood

preparedness for use

split woodgreen wood

Undried, recently felled wood

Family

split, wood, splits, splitting, splitter, woods, wooded, wooden, woodsy

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G