bois d'arc
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of bois d'arc
1795–1805, < Louisiana French: literally, bow wood
Example Sentences
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Pecanier and bois d'arc came with many other French names with the Acadians to Louisiana.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
On his way to the jail he deflected, passed up the wide, dusty main street, and stopped at a log "hogan" made of bois d'arc timber and cedar from the brakes.
From Oh, You Tex! by Raine, William MacLeod
The bow was almost invariably made of the bois d’arc, and was backed with sinew, and had a string of the same material.
From Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people by Grinnell, George Bird
We had found some of the bois d’arc, or “Osage orange,” as it is called, growing in the valley.
From The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
They were painted with vermilion, and carried bows of bois d'arc three feet long, and cow-skin quivers filled with arrows.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives
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