bogwood

[ bog-woo d, bawg- ]
/ ˈbɒgˌwʊd, ˈbɔg- /

noun

bog oak.

Origin of bogwood

First recorded in 1820–30; bog1 + wood1

Words nearby bogwood

bogorodsk, bogotá, bogtrotter, bogue, bogus, bogwood, bogy, bogyman, boh, bohai, bohea

Example sentences from the Web for bogwood

  • A splinter of bogwood was soon kindled, and by its light I saw that we had been conducted by two girls.

    Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 |Various

  • Some one struck a light and illuminated a branch of bogwood which he held above his head as a torch.

    The Northern Iron |George A. Birmingham

  • Owen followed him within the hut, and stooping down to the fire, lighted a piece of bogwood to enable him to see.

    St. Patrick's Eve |Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for bogwood

bogwood
/ (ˈbɒɡˌwʊd) /

noun

another name for bog oak