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gumwood

[ guhm-wood ]

noun

  1. the wood of a gum tree, especially the wood of a eucalyptus or of the sweet gum.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gumwood1

First recorded in 1675–85; gum 1 + wood 1
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When their radio breaks, Jim splurges on a new one, a “large gumwood cabinet” with a confounding number of dials and switches.

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The instrument is made of gumwood and has a paper compass card; it is 13-1/4 in. long and has a diameter of 5-3/4 in.

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Quickly Tharn propped the torch of gumwood against a tree bole and dragged the two corpses into the brush.

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The walls of the first floor are finished in oiled and waxed gumwood.

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Large masses of Java teak and Yellow wood have also been found, besides immense trees of red and white cedar, and the blue gumwood of New Holland, in a perfectly sound condition.

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