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n. - Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea.

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Usage examples (8)
  • But I am so weak that I return to it again and again, as a smoker does to his brier-wood.
  • 'He stood erect, the smouldering brier-wood in his clutch, with a smile on his lips and a sparkle in his boyish eyes.
  • Yes, ez you say, them silver-mounted brier-wood pipes is mighty purty, but he smokes so much ez it is, I don't know ez I want to encourage him.
  • Mr. Levice tramped about the woods with Tyrrell and brier-wood pipes, and appreciated the moral bravery of a man who struggled on with a happy face and small hope for...
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