post oak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of post oak
An Americanism dating back to 1755–65
Example Sentences
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She was the one who taught Bludso how to tend fires, season meat and prepare Texas-style barbecue, low and slow with smoldering splits of post oak.
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2020
He smokes the ribs over post oak and pecan woods; the final texture emerges a bit ropier than the lush, almost custardy Central Texas barbecue exemplars.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2019
It’s prime beef, seasoned only with salt, pepper and the scent of post oak and mesquite.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2018
Despite burning about 1,500 pounds a week of post oak shipped in from Texas, Hill Country doesn’t produce that kind of deeply smoky barbecue.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2012
I held my breath as I walked over and sat down by a post oak stump.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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