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Fiddlewood :: Fiddlewood (n.) The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum..

Spicebush :: Spicebush (n.) Spicewood.

Scutch :: Scutch (n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

Cover :: Cover (n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover..

Killock :: Killock (n.) A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together..

Treenail :: Treenail (n.) A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.

Boomerang :: Boomerang (n.) A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward t

Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical..

Gunter''s Quadrant :: Gunter's quadrant () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale..

Kitcat :: Kitcat (n.) A game played by striking with a stick small piece of wood, called a cat, shaped like two cones united at their bases; tipcat..

Songless :: Songless (a.) Destitute of the power of song; without song; as, songless birds; songless woods..

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes.

Myrtle :: Myrtle (n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used i

Panel :: Panel (n.) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted..

Poon :: Poon (n.) A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, C. inophullum, and Sterculia foetida; -- called also peon..

Woodland :: Woodland (a.) Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan.

Skittles :: Skittles (v. t.) An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins..

Woodiness :: Woodiness (n.) The quality or state of being woody.

Piggin :: Piggin (n.) A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle, -- often used as a dipper..

Cartouch :: Cartouch (n.) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon..

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