Word: sprucing
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Southern pine is a sticky, spindly tree that grows weedlike in every abandoned field, reproduces a stand of timber (unlike the North's mighty, slow-growing spruce and fir) in 15 or 20 years. It has long been used for kraft (boxes and wrapping) paper...
Slight, brisk, spruce in the uniform of a major general of the British Expeditionary Force, the Duke of Windsor appeared at a London hotel, quickly turned in, leaving a "do not disturb" request at the desk. He was in England "on business." The Duchess of Windsor remained in France...
...understanding that Christmas Trees are almost invariably either spruce or fir. Pine trees, having needles from two to five inches in length and hanging in bunches, present a rather straggly appearance and are rarely used for the purpose mentioned. Possibly the President cultivates an unusual species of pine...
...should F. D. R. pine? Why not spruce fir Christmas...
...They were spruce...