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Definition of Stinkwood
1. n. A name given to several kinds of wood with an unpleasant smell, as that of the Fœtidia Mauritiana of the Mauritius, and that of the South African Ocotea bullata.
Definition of Stinkwood
1. Noun. Any of several unrelated trees whose wood has an unpleasant smell, but especially ''Ocotea bullata'', a south African tree yielding hard, heavy wood ¹
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Definition of Stinkwood
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stinkwood
Literary usage of Stinkwood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrated Official Handbook of the Cape and South Africa: A Résumé of the by John Noble (1896)
"stinkwood OR LAURELWOOD. Ocotea 'bullata (E. Mey) has been happily called the
Oak of South African forests. In weight, hardness and appearance (in the dark ..."
2. The Indian Forester (1894)
"T refer of-course to stinkwood. By improvement thinnings we can produce stinkwood
trees at a cost of about three farthings per tree. ..."
3. The Indian Forester (1894)
"I refer of course to stinkwood. By improvement thinnings we can produce stinkwood
trees at a cost of about three farthings per tree. ..."
4. Official Handbook: History, Productions and Resources of the Cape of Good Hope by John Noble (1886)
"Used as railway sleepers, stinkwood has lasted ten or twelve years in the ground,
... stinkwood was therefore fast disappearing, and in 1883 the licence was ..."
5. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1908)
"Known also as " Hard-black stinkwood, Cape Walnut," or " Laurel- wood. ...
Used in waggon-building and furniture. stinkwood, Red. See Almond, Wild. ..."
6. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1908)
"Known also as " Hard-black stinkwood, Cape Walnut," or " Laurel- wood. ...
Used in waggon-building and furniture. stinkwood, Red. See Almond, Wild. ..."
7. The Indian Forester (1892)
"As only a few loads of timber have been cut, the ' forest is still very rich in
upright yellow-wood and stinkwood. ' In a sample area l'4-3 acres in extent, ..."
8. The Indian Forester (1885)
"Generally, the prices for wood under the new tariff are less than under the old ;
the only notable exception is that of stinkwood. With regard to this wood, ..."
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