whitewood

American  

[hwahyt-wood, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌwʊd, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

1. any of numerous trees, as the tulip tree or the linden, yielding a white or light-colored wood.

2. the wood of these trees.

3. a cottonwood of the genus Populus.

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whitewood British  

/ ˈwaɪtˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various trees with light-coloured wood, such as the tulip tree, basswood, and cottonwood

2. the wood of any of these trees

3. Also: whiteywood. another name for mahoe

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Etymology

Origin of whitewood

First recorded in 1655–65; white + wood ¹

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Example Sentences

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whitewood

Through the earpiece it sounded like fine-grain sandpaper brushing on whitewood.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Under the north window stood a table with its scantling legs, crossed, and its whitewood board top, as white as hands and ashes could scour it.

From The Bark Covered House by William Nowlin

Butternut, cottonwood and whitewood, are also excellent, and indeed almost any sound log of large size will answer the purpose.

From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by William Hamilton Gibson

Oaks, walnuts, whitewood, and thorn trees crowded the banks or fell apart, showing prairies rolling to wooded hills.

From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

The lower floor was made of whitewood boards, in their rough state, nailed down.

From The Bark Covered House by William Nowlin

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