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

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Example Sentences

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lancewood

Ronalds' Rod.—"The best materials are ash for the stock, lancewood for the middle, and bamboo for the tip."

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

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 Stanley Waterloo

Ebony, rosewood, fustic, lancewood, mahogany, and other choice woods are very abundant, especially the mahogany, which grows to enormous size.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou

H. Kirchner, 1361 Ave. A., N. Y. city, a printing press and outfit with 4 fonts of type and a cabinet for a lancewood fishing rod with extra tip and reel, line, etc.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by James Elverson

Standard lancewood bows will cost two or three dollars, arrows from one to two dollars a dozen, and targets from two to five dollars each, with three dollars extra for the target stand.

From Outdoor Sports and Games by Claude H. Miller

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