acle

[ak-lee]

noun

1. the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of acle¹

From the Tagalog word aklé

Example Sentences

Last winter, a similar TCZ was in force around a farm in the Norfolk town of Acle after a number of animals tested positive.

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Entrepreneur Bernard Matthews began his rise to prominence in 1950 when he bought 20 turkey eggs and an incubator at a market in Acle, Norfolk.

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The 22-year-old from Acle in Norfolk needed three corrective procedures - costing a total of more than £700 - to get them back to normal.

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A beacon is lit to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Acle, Norfolk, Britain, Juine 2, 2022.

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"I still get excited when I go down the Acle Straight on the way here and still say things like 'it's only six weeks until we go to Yarmouth'."

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