encinal
- a word derived from encina.
Example Sentences
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The sleepy old ranch cosily nestled among the encinal oaks revived a hundred memories, some sad, some happy, many of which have returned in retrospect during lonely hours since.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
By noon the quarry was so cluttered with blocks that I ordered half the help to take axes and go to the encinal to cut dry oak wood for burning the lime.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
We turned westward from the encinal at a gallop, passing about midway between Santa Maria and the home ranch.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
Well, the first few years we lived here, whole flocks roosted every night in that farther point of the encinal.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
Lance Lovelace located a ranch a few miles south of the Nueces River, and, from the cooing of the doves in the encinal, named it Las Palomas.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
