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woodcutting

noun
wood·​cut·​ting | \ ˈwu̇d-ËŒkÉ™-tiÅ‹ How to pronounce woodcutting (audio) \

Definition of woodcutting

1 : the action or occupation of cutting wood or timber
2 : the producing of woodcuts

Examples of woodcutting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Forest officials in the western part of that state have suspended woodcutting permits, including ceremonial wood gathering by Native American tribes. — Washington Post, "No rain in sight: Fire fears force land closures in Arizona," 27 May 2018 Blackbeard: A woodcutting of the most notorious and infamous pirate of the golden age of piracy, Edward Teach, more commonly referred to as Blackbeard. — Chris Scott, CNN, "The real pirates of the Caribbean," 26 May 2017

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First Known Use of woodcutting

1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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