Hardwood
['hɑːdwʊd] or ['hɑrdwʊd]
Definition
(noun.) the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers).
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Examples
- Under the barrel he would build a small fire, sometimes of corncobs, sometimes of hardwood and sawdust. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In this there are no steps, it being composed of hardwood cleats moving in longitudinal ridges and grooves, there being a handrail on either side moving at the same speed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Grease and fat were boiled with water and hardwood ashes, which are rich in lye, and from the mixture came the soft soap used by our ancestors. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The man left the room, but presently returned with a little hardwood box which he placed on his superior's desk. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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