hard maple

noun

, Inland North.

1. the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard maple¹

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Example Sentences

The blades, Fig. 3, are made of thin basswood or hard maple, and each is fastened in its place by means of two 3/8-in.

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This 'ere sugar bush is as fine as I'd wish to tap: mostly hard maple, an' the right age.

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The stock was of hard maple wood delicately carved, and the barrel was comparatively long, slender, and of blue steel.

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Glass is the cleanest top, painted steel and hard maple coming next in order.

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On the other hand, the weight of a piece of hard maple or birch is quite independent of the width of its rings.

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