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单词 pitch knot
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pitch knot
pitch knot n. chiefly U.S. the pitchy knot of a pine or other tree, usually burned as a fuel or to provide light (cf. pine knot n.).
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1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 90 A lighted pitch-knot is placed on the outside of a canoe.
1850 H. C. Watson Camp-fires Revol. 157 We must have some more pitch-knots on the fire.
1992 Outdoor Life (Nexis) Feb. 40 He was able to find and light a couple of pitch knots, and because the cave had an eight-foot ceiling, he could walk inside upright and prepare to shoot.
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