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bogwood

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bog⋅wood

[bog-wood, bawg-]
–noun
bog oak.

Origin:
1820–30; bog 1 + wood 1

bog oak

–noun
oak or other wood preserved in peat bogs.
Also called bogwood.


Origin:
1855–60
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bog·wood   (bôg'wŏŏd', bŏg'-)   
n.  Wood that has been preserved in a peat bog.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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