Oregon cedar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Oregon cedar
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The Arangi’s two masts were of Oregon cedar, so scraped and hot-paraffined that they shone like tan opals in the glare of sun.
From Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack
Those that I have had the best luck with are balsam fir, cottonwood roots, tamarack, European larch, red cedar, white cedar, Oregon cedar, basswood, cypress, and sometimes second-growth white pine.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
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