Blackwood

[blak-wood]

noun

1. William, 1776–1834, English publisher.

blackwood

¹

/ 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

Blackwood

²

/ 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

Blackwood

³

/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blackwood¹

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

Example Sentences

In a victim personal statement, the victim's brother, John Blackwood, said she was the "hub of the family... affable, inoffensive" and had many friends.

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“My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood,” it begins.

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The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene in Cefn Fforest, near Blackwood, on Thursday morning, and a 38-year-old woman is being treated in hospital.

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An 18-year-old man from Newbridge has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in connection with the incident in Cefn Fforest, near Blackwood, Caerphilly, at around 07:15 GMT, Gwent Police said.

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John Blackwood, chief executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords, said his organisation opposed any rent controls but said the cap of inflation plus one percentage point was "proportionate".

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