bogwood

English

noun
Definitions
  • The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.

Etymology

Compound from English bog (outhouse, latrine) + English wood (mad, insane, wild, furious).

Origin

English

wood

Gloss

mad, insane, wild, furious

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