rock elm

American  

noun

1. an elm, Ulmus thomasii, of eastern North America, having deeply furrowed, grayish-brown bark.

2. the hard, heavy wood of this tree, used for making furniture and in the manufacture of various types of containers.

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Etymology

Origin of rock elm

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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rock elm

They were later made from rock elm and white ash.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2017

It wants rock elm or as strong timber for this soil.'

From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by Newman, John Henry

The texture names rock elm, punk oak, and soft pine.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Three of the five native elms are called water elm; three are called red elm; three are called rock elm.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Too great a proportion of beech indicates sand or light loam: a preponderance of rock elm is a sign of gravel or limestone-rock near the surface.

From Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) by Strickland, Samuel