noun
- wood from a pine tree that is rich in resin and burns easily, used as kindling or fuel
Usage: chiefly Southern U.S.; also called lightwood or pine knot
Examples
- The campers gathered fatwood to start their fire.
- Fatwood ignites quickly because of its high resin content.
- In the South, fatwood has been used for generations as kindling.
- The old pine stump was full of fatwood that burned bright and hot.
- She split the fatwood into thin pieces for the fireplace.