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  Blackwood

  noun

  William, 1776–1834, English publisher.
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  blackwood

  noun

  a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon , having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber

Blackwood

American  

[blak-wood] / ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

1. William, 1776–1834, English publisher.

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blackwood ¹ British  

/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

1. Also called: Sally Wattle. a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon , having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber

2. any of various trees or shrubs of the leguminous genus Dalbergia , esp D. melanoxylon (of Africa) or D. latifolia (of India), yielding black wood used for carving and musical instruments

3. the wood of any of these trees

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Blackwood ² British  

/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

1. bridge a conventional bidding sequence of four and five no-trumps, which are requests to the partner to show aces and kings respectively

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Blackwood ³ British  

/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

1. Algernon ( Henry ). 1869–1951, British novelist and short-story writer; noted for his supernatural tales

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Etymology

Origin of Blackwood

C20: named after Easeley F. Blackwood , its American inventor

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Then Mr. Blackwood interjects: “We’re not even sure about our students’ politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

While Mr. Conlon insists that their mission is “prepolitical,” Mr. Blackwood speaks bluntly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Mr. Blackwood, 50, is the founding president of Ralston College, which sits in the heart of antebellum Savannah and specializes in the study of Western humanities, sweeping from Plato to T.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Her parents from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, described how MenB wasn't immediately diagnosed, and warned others to look out for symptoms including high fever and vomiting.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Cole recognized most of the faces as those from the old Circle, including his lawyer, Nathaniel Blackwood.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

“Bombay blackwood furniture” is a term applied to a rather extensive class of articles manufactured in the city of Bombay and in the towns of Surat and Ahmedabad in India.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

The eunuchs showed us into the east side building, which was beautifully furnished with reddish blackwood exquisitely carved, the chairs and tables covered with blue satin and the walls hung with the same material.

From Two Years in the Forbidden City by Princess Der Ling

THE END. printed by william blackwood and sons.

From Two Suffolk Friends by Francis Hindes Groome

He set the blackwood box on a stand, opened it, and spread out jade earrings, rings, fobs, bracelets, strings.

From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner

By night the boats are gorgeous with their mirrors and myriad lamps alight, and blackwood tables and stools inlaid with mother-of-pearl; but by the light of day they look tawdry to the point of shabbiness.

From East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan by Frederic Courtland Penfield

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