hickory pine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hickory pine
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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We walk through forests thick with birch, oak, hickory, pine.
From New York Times
If the hickory, pine and bobolinks that grace the center's 15 acres are not enough, there is what may be termed the reality walk.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the other I was surprised to recognize Old Hickory Pine.
From Project Gutenberg
I am afraid he and Old Hickory Pine and Cal Marsh did a bit of swaggering while in town.
From Project Gutenberg
The camp was located in a nice piece of woodland, composed of oak, hickory, pine etc., on the western side of the brook or branch, from which the ground rose at a gentle slope towards the east and west, the flow being towards the north.
From Project Gutenberg
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