shagbark

American  

[shag-bahrk] / ˈʃægˌbɑrk /

noun

1. a hickory, Carya ovata, having shaggy, rough bark and yielding a valuable wood.

2. the wood.

3. the ellipsoidal, slightly angular nut of this tree.

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shagbark British  

/ ˈʃæɡˌbɑːk /

noun

1. a North American hickory tree, Carya ovata, having loose rough bark and edible nuts

2. the wood of this tree, used for tool handles, fuel, etc

3. the light-coloured hard-shelled nut of this tree

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Etymology

Origin of shagbark

First recorded in 1685–95; shag(gy) + bark ²

Example Sentences

He smokes the root at 190 degrees over shagbark hickory in a commercial smoker for one hour — “just long enough to remove the rawness, but briefly enough to leave it al dente.”

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2020

When I arrived, Gerhart donned a pair of hiking boots and took me out to see the pipeline site that runs along three of her twenty-seven acres of white pine and shagbark hickory.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2018

Whole shagbark hickory trees were hauled from their nearby timber, debarked and used for a great room barrel vaulted ceiling.

From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2017

The expansive setting is airy and handsome, with chandeliers fashioned from whitetail deer antlers and a grand communal table made from the shagbark hickory tree for which the restaurant is named.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2016

He was sitting on a stump at the base of a ragged old shagbark hickory.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon