Blackwood
[ blak-woo d ]
/ ˈblækˌwʊd /
noun
William,1776–1834,
English publisher.
Example sentences from the Web for blackwood
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