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gopherwood

[goh-fer-wood]

noun

  1. yellowwood.

gopherwood

/ ˈɡəʊfəˌwʊd /

noun

  1. another name for yellowwood

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gopherwood1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; gopher 1 + wood 1
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Example Sentences

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Noah of old did build an Ark Of spicy gopherwood and bark To float upon the deluge dark.

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