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snakewood

American  
[sneyk-wood] / ˈsneɪkˌwʊd /

noun

  1. the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.

  2. the tree that is the source of this wood.


Etymology

Origin of snakewood

First recorded in 1590–1600; snake + wood 1

Example Sentences

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Played with no boundaries, it is a matter of composition rubber balls, mallets of snakewood made in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

His aunt said goodbye to him and presented Henry Moeller with an umbrella of purple silk with a carved snakewood handle.

From Time Magazine Archive

And for the lady of devastating chic and ophidian fascination, who looks forward to penthouses rather than backward at palazzos, is the Cadillac-Fleetwood Art Moderne, a sleek transformable cabriolet in aluminum, black, copper, snakewood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several species of Strychnos are considered infallible remedies for snake bites; hence are known as snakewood.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Being made, like the others in this figure, of that unyielding material snakewood, the experiment, though in the right direction, cannot be said to have been successful.

From The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. by Saint-George, Henry

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