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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
First recorded in 1855–60
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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.
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It is a recumbent effigy of bog-oak, covered with wire network.
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A bog-oak carving represents a typical Irishman driving a "conthrairy pig," which is supposed to stand for Tim Harrington.
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The wood has undergone chemical changes, has lost much of its moisture, and often become very hard, as in bog oak.
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Her hair was dead-black with the blackness of bog-oak root or of basalt.
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