shingle oak

noun

1. an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shingle oak¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

Among the speedy oaks are the common red and willow oaks, but others include the overcup oak, the shingle oak, the swamp chestnut oak and the Nuttall oak.

From Washington Post

Moving away from red oak, Eutsler and his team of arborists and tree crews now routinely plant the overcup oak, the swamp white oak, the nuttall oak and the shingle oak.

From Washington Post

It is, apparently, a cross between the shingle oak and the pin oak because it is comparable with both of them.

From Project Gutenberg