Wood Definition–noun | 1. | the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. | | 2. | the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber. | | 4. | the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood. | | 6. | Music. | a. | a woodwind instrument. | | b. | the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds. | | | 7. | Often, woods. (used with a singular or plural verb ) a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest: They picnicked in the woods. | | 8. | Golf. a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots. Compare iron (def. 5). | –adjective | 10. | used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel. | | 11. | dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to cover or plant with trees. | | 13. | to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for. | –verb (used without object) | 14. | to take in or get supplies of wood (often fol. by up): to wood up before the approach of winter. | —Idioms | 15. | have the wood on, Australian Slang. to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against. | | 16. | knock on wood, (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck): The car's still in good shape, knock on wood. Also, especially British, touch wood. | | 17. | out of the woods, | a. | out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe. | | b. | no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering. | | |
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Chipper Definition–adjective | marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health. | |
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Shredder Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that shreds. | | 2. | a machine for destroying secret or private documents by shredding them. | | 3. | any of various devices used to shred crops, vegetables, wood, metal, etc. | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannica |
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Columbus Dispatch - Found Nov. 30, 2008
Mound the wood chips, sawdust, shredded hardwood ... Shredding the leaves through a mower or a chipper/shredder will keep them from becoming matted
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Horticulture Magazine - Found Oct. 30, 2008
... chipper-shredder to grind up leaves and other small yard debris. The Patriot Model CSV-2515 Wood Chipper Shredder is an electric leaf shredder...
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Clay Center Dispatch - Found Nov. 7, 2008
3pt. hyd. wood splitter; dump rake on steel. ... chipper shredder on wheels; J.C. Higgins Model 66, 12ga. semi automatic; Remmington 22 cal.
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New cat in charge
CBS News - Found Sep. 21, 2008
... that his first half Saturday was one for the shredder. ... And in the wood chipper that is the SEC, the schedule for the Tigers is actually ...
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Western Licking Co. cleanup 'going to take awhile'
Newark Advocate - Found Sep. 20, 2008
... last week, and with only one chipper, city ... The shredder can not handle limbs larger than 8 ... have the option of setting bundles of wood ...
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Stupak questions Days River Pathway timber harvest
Soo Today - Found Sep. 3, 2008
DNR office purchased a portable chipper/shredder a few years ago (which has never been fired up) that may be able to provide some wood chips...
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