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Webster 1913 Edition


Bogwood

Bog′woodˊ

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Noun.
The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making ornaments.

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bogwood

bogwood

English

Noun

bogwood (usually uncountable, plural bogwoods)

  1. The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.