lancewood

[ lans-wood, lahns- ]

noun
  1. the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, especially Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc.

  2. a tree that yields this wood.

Origin of lancewood

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; lance1 + wood1

Words Nearby lancewood

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How to use lancewood in a sentence

  • For goodness' sake, Will, never call that dandy lancewood rod by such a degrading name again.

  • Then he began to banter me about my ash and lancewood, and the excess of his catch over mine.

    Fishing With The Fly | Charles F. Orvis and Others
  • In ash and lancewood, or bethabara, from seven to eight ounces is the correct weight.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall
  • It is in two pieces, seven and one-half feet long, and weighs eight ounces in ash and lancewood, or seven ounces in split bamboo.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall
  • The butt is white ash, and the second joint and tip finely selected lancewood.

    Black Bass | Charles Barker Bradford

British Dictionary definitions for lancewood

lancewood

/ (ˈlɑːnsˌwʊd) /


noun
  1. any of various tropical trees, esp Oxandra lanceolata, yielding a tough elastic wood: family Annonaceae

  2. the wood of any of these trees

  1. Also called: horoeka a New Zealand forest tree, Pseudopanax crassifolius, with a small round head and a slender trunk

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