Definitions
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- noun The wood of any of several fruit-bearing trees, such as the apple, cherry, or pear, used especially in cabinetmaking.
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- noun The
wood of anyfruit tree .
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- noun wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork
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Examples
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The Rubinsesque figure within a painting seems perfectly fitted to the generous seat of a Stickly-era fruitwood chair standing by.
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He was muscular, in a T-shirt and shorts, waxen rather than the hue of fruitwood he should have been.
Beard 2010
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The burning fruitwood creates temps in the 1000F range and gives it a fine flavor.
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn: How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks 2010
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On our last visit, Michelle and I had gathered a whole bunch of apple wood from the yard, so we had plenty of sweet-smelling fuel too. fig. b: fruitwood 4 smoking
Open House 2009
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Our barbecue menu went over big--that combination of fruitwood and slow & low cooking made for the most succulent pulled pork and some sensationally smoky ribs--and we ended up making exactly the right amount of food: just enough to keep the midnight snackers occupied.
Open House 2009
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Also, adding a handful of aromatic wood chips such as mesquite, hickory, alder, or fruitwood chips over the coals can add whole new dimension of flavor to your food.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Our barbecue menu went over big--that combination of fruitwood and slow & low cooking made for the most succulent pulled pork and some sensationally smoky ribs--and we ended up making exactly the right amount of food: just enough to keep the midnight snackers occupied.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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On our last visit, Michelle and I had gathered a whole bunch of apple wood from the yard, so we had plenty of sweet-smelling fuel too. fig. b: fruitwood 4 smoking
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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This lucrative practice ran into trouble last year when a new federal auditor questioned some of Stanford's overhead items, such as flowers and a 19th-century Italian fruitwood commode for the president's house.
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President Bush hosted the G-20 summit – the official menu included fruitwood-smoked quail, thyme-roasted rack of lamb and baked Vermont brie with walnut crostini, along with three wines ...
G-20 Meets, Dines in DC, Does Nothing to Save the World Economy 2008
mollusque commented on the word fruitwood
Citation on reveneered.
October 4, 2008
bilby commented on the word fruitwood
Can be used to make saucewood or ketchupwood, depending on continent of residence.
October 4, 2008