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DURMAST

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dur⋅mast

  [dur-mast, -mahst]
–noun
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
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Origin:
1785–95; short for durmast oak, perh. erroneously for dunmast oak; see dun 2 , mast 2
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dur·mast   (dûr'māst')   
n.  A European oak (Quercus petraea) having tough, elastic wood.

[Perhaps alteration of dun mast : dun2 + mast2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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