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

For goodness' sake, Will, never call that dandy lancewood rod by such a degrading name again.

From The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery by Quincy Allen

Spanish yew is considered the choicest, next comes the Italian, then the English yew; lancewood and lancewood backed with hickory are used more than any other.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by John H. Young

Within a hundred yards the banks are thickly wooded with tall mulga and lancewood scrub; but to the east is open gum forest, splendidly grassed.

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

They brought with them a large cage constructed, at the cabin, of heavy bars of lancewood, rudely but strongly secured with iron.

From The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier by A.W. Drayson

In the city a few weeks ago I proudly displayed a four-ounce, nine-foot lancewood rod, and my friends laughed at me, saying it was too frail for any service.

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

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