lancewood

American  

[lans-wood, lahns-] / ˈlænsˌwʊd, ˈlɑns- /

noun

1. the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, especially Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc.

2. a tree that yields this wood.

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lancewood British  

/ ˈlɑːnsˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various tropical trees, esp Oxandra lanceolata, yielding a tough elastic wood: family Annonaceae

2. the wood of any of these trees

3. Also called: horoeka.  a New Zealand forest tree, Pseudopanax crassifolius , with a small round head and a slender trunk

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Etymology

Origin of lancewood

First recorded in 1690–1700; lance ¹ + wood ¹

Example Sentences

I use a lancewood rod, but of course the higher-priced popular split bamboo is just as good.

From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker

With the exception of lancewood, lemon wood, or osage orange, which are hard to get, the next best wood to yew is red Tennessee cedar backed with hickory.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton

Some are of a dark colour of various shades and very compact; others light-coloured and resembling in texture box or lancewood.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

The country then became sandy, with gum, spinifex, and lancewood scrub, not difficult to get through.

From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by Stuart, John McDouall

And in the catching of the black bass there came eventually to the nine-ounce split bamboo in her little hands as many trophies as to his heavier lancewood.

From A Man and a Woman by Waterloo, Stanley