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wood Obs. or Hist. 
v. of a steamboat or locomotive, take on wood for fuel.
See also: wood up
- 1892 (1948) Next day they spent three hours "wooding" five miles before reaching Fort Norman, where 150 "pieces" went ashore.
- 1922 Never was freight unloaded and the boat wooded in quicker time.
- 1892 (1948) Next day they spent three hours "wooding" five miles before reaching Fort Norman, where 150 "pieces" went ashore.