Blackwood

[ blak-wood ]

noun

1. William, 1776–1834, English publisher.

blackwood

¹

/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

1. Also calledSally Wattle a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon , having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber
2. any of various trees or shrubs of the leguminous genus Dalbergia , esp D. melanoxylon (of Africa) or D. latifolia (of India), yielding black wood used for carving and musical instruments
3. the wood of any of these trees

Blackwood

²

/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

1. bridge a conventional bidding sequence of four and five no-trumps, which are requests to the partner to show aces and kings respectively

Blackwood

³

/ ˈblækˌwʊd /

noun

1. BlackwoodAlgernon (Henry)18691951MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Algernon ( Henry ). 1869–1951, British novelist and short-story writer; noted for his supernatural tales

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blackwood¹

C20: named after Easeley F. Blackwood , its American inventor

Example Sentences

It has also proposed to mothball Blackwood Miners' Institute.

From BBC

Nicky and Patrick spoke to BBC Wales around Blackwood and Oakdale, where they grew up in Caerphilly county, as part of a series marking 40 years since the strike.

From BBC

Nicky said he remembers writing Manic's 1996 hit A Design for Life when living in Blackwood - a song he said was "rooted in the south Wales valleys".

From BBC

Geraint, from Blackwood in Caerphilly county, owns shops in Swindon, Cwmbran, Abergavenny as well as his hometown, said he mainly worked in Cardiff because of the trouble he had dealt with.

From BBC

He was executed by Daemon, who was forced to show he condemned the atrocities Blackwood committed in his name.

From Los Angeles Times