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ironwood†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a hardwood tree, Ostrya virginiana, native to central and eastern Canada; also its wood.
Quotations
1795
I was amused by observing the . . . regular marked iron wood. . . .
1855
Hard wood stumps, such as Beech, Maple, Oak, Iron-wood . . . wrought out in that period, but pine stumps remained sound much longer, and require to be either burnt out or extracted by the aid of oxen or horses.
1956
The ironwood produces one of the hardest and toughest of native woods.