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

They were later made from rock elm and white ash.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2017

The bows are made of hickory, white or rock elm, in this way.

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

After smashing a few to shreds, they supplied us with rock elm piles, and then we managed.

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

The tough woods, par excellence, 55 are hickory, rock elm and ash.

From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William

Its rocky banks, which are composed of limestone, are fringed with the graceful cedar, soft maple, and elegant rock elm, that queen of the Canadian forest.

From Life in the Clearings versus the Bush by Moodie, Susanna