Oregon pine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Oregon pine
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The frames are oak, the planking Oregon pine, the decks canvas-covered spruce, the standing rigging stainless steel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oregon pine, hauling up a chain saw and hand ax.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the N. W. Ayer & Son advertising agency, in charge of the series, shipped a bale of Oregon pine boughs after him, Graves used the boughs as subject matter for one last brilliant try.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Minnie Williams sat on the ways resplendent, her masts of yellow Oregon pine tapering into a blue sky.
From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien
Inexhaustible forests of fine timber remain undisturbed, and are left to decay in the ordinary course of nature, whilst shiploads of Oregon pine arrive for public works.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
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