chinkapin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I was chased out of a chinkapin woods by a bull.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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And so we walked, hour upon hour, over rollercoaster hills, along knife-edge ridges and over grassy balds, through depthless ranks of oak, ash, chinkapin, and pine.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Clumps of chinkapin bushes intervened, effectually hiding the hollow from the road.
From Nobody's Child by Elizabeth Dejeans
I found a tree-toad in the chinkapin bushes there, and two little red and yellow turtles in the creek.
From Nobody's Child by Elizabeth Dejeans
The chinkapin is related closely to the chestnut and resembles it strikingly in most of the important characteristics.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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