DCHP-3

bois de pelon

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a small tree or shrub, Dirca palustris, having tough, pliant bark.

Quotations

1830
Leatherwood, Moosewood, Bois de pelon. A deciduous shrub. . . . The whole plant is remarkably pliable, and the bark so strong and flexible as to be frequently used for ligatures, and for straps to carry burdens; it is easily stripped off the plant its whole length when required for use; whence probably the name Bois de pelon, usually pronounced Bois de plumb.