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Mahogany :: Mahogany (n.) The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture..

Sled :: Sled (v. t.) To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber..

Glut :: Glut (n.) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.

Phlorone :: Phlorone (n.) A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; -- called also xyloquinone..

Crotch :: Crotch (n.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch..

Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..

Boxwood :: Boxwood (n.) The wood of the box (Buxus).

Bollard :: Bollard (n.) An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes..

Batten :: Batten (n .) A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc..

Hockey :: Hockey (n.) A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals..

Plancher :: Plancher (n.) A floor of wood; also, a plank..

Debouch :: Debouch (v. i.) To march out from a wood, defile, or other confined spot, into open ground; to issue..

Briar :: Briar (n.) A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax..

Buttonmold :: Buttonmold (n.) A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth..

Brazil Wood :: Brazil wood () A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C. Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto , but the better kind is also frequently so named..

Lilly-pilly :: Lilly-pilly (n.) An Australian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Smithii), having smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained..

Clearing :: Clearing (n.) A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.

Langarey :: Langarey (n.) One of numerous species of long-winged, shrikelike birds of Australia and the East Indies, of the genus Artamus, and allied genera; called also wood swallow..

Fustet :: Fustet (n.) The wood of the Rhus Cptinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not durable without a mordant..

Kite :: Kite (n.) A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string..

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