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bog oak
noun
- oak or other wood preserved in peat bogs.
bog oak
noun
- oak or other wood found preserved in peat bogs; bogwood
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bog oak1
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Example Sentences
It was a little black crucifix carven of the bog oak by one of the brothers who was skilful at that work.
It is a recumbent effigy of bog-oak, covered with wire network.
A bog-oak carving represents a typical Irishman driving a "conthrairy pig," which is supposed to stand for Tim Harrington.
The wood has undergone chemical changes, has lost much of its moisture, and often become very hard, as in bog oak.
Her hair was dead-black with the blackness of bog-oak root or of basalt.
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