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Definition of Eastern hemlock

1. Noun. Common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eastern Hemlock

Literary usage of Eastern hemlock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"There are two species of hemlock from which the woods used in building-construction and other industries are obtained, the eastern hemlock ..."

2. Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials by Charles Henry Snow (1917)
"The wood of the eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is coarse, brittle, often cross-grained, usually hard to work, liable to warp and splinter, ..."

3. Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials by Charles Henry Snow (1917)
"The wood of the eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is coarse, brittle, often cross-grained, usually hard to work, liable to warp and splinter, ..."

4. Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use: Embracing the Principal by Nelson Courtlandt Brown (1919)
"The process follows along the same general plan of that described for eastern hemlock. There are several difficulties, however, in harvesting western ..."

5. Lumber and Its Uses by Royal Shaw Kellogg (1919)
"The eastern hemlock is among the lighter woods in weight, fairly stiff and strong, and tougher than most softwoods. The Western hemlock is heavier, ..."

6. Logging: The Principles and General Methods of Operation in the United States by Ralph Clement Bryant (1913)
"The lumber is not regarded with favor, although it is superior to that of eastern hemlock. The bark is richer in tannin but it is not used extensively, ..."

7. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"eastern hemlock. The output of hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) has been declining for several ... The commercial stands of eastern hemlock are found, prin- Fig. ..."

8. Applied Science for Wood-workers by William Henry Dooley (1919)
"eastern hemlock is lumbered in the Lake states, the northeastern states, and the Appalachian region. Western hemlock is the main source of the hemlock ..."

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