shingle oak


noun
  1. an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.

Origin of shingle oak

1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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How to use shingle oak in a sentence

  • I was informed that the shingle oak was the only species found on the area, and on the border of the area.

    Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam
  • It is rarely found in the low "flats" of the southeast part of the State, or in the shingle oak bottoms along the Patoka River.

    Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam
  • The shingle oak is known as jack oak in some parts of Illinois.

    American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
  • shingle oak requires good soil for growth but is not partial either to uplands or bottoms.

    American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
  • It is believed that a cross between yellow oak and shingle oak produced the species known as lea oak.

    American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson