Blackwood

[ blak-woo d ]
/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

William,1776–1834, English publisher.

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British Dictionary definitions for blackwood (1 of 3)

blackwood
/ (ˈblækˌwʊd) /

noun

Also called: Sally Wattle a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon, having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber
any of various trees or shrubs of the leguminous genus Dalbergia, esp D. melanoxylon (of Africa) or D. latifolia (of India), yielding black wood used for carving and musical instruments
the wood of any of these trees

British Dictionary definitions for blackwood (2 of 3)

Blackwood 1
/ (ˈblækˌwʊd) /

noun

bridge a conventional bidding sequence of four and five no-trumps, which are requests to the partner to show aces and kings respectively

Word Origin for Blackwood

C20: named after Easeley F. Blackwood, its American inventor

British Dictionary definitions for blackwood (3 of 3)

Blackwood 2
/ (ˈblækˌwʊd) /

noun

Algernon (Henry). 1869–1951, British novelist and short-story writer; noted for his supernatural tales