Ironbark
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌɪənbɑːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ironbark is a noun meaning (chiefly Australia) Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.
Meaning
(chiefly Australia) Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.
More Meanings
- (chiefly Australia) The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction.
Example Sentences
The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.
When he had trimmed a bit of ironbark to size, or knocked the worst splinters off a split fence post, he would swing it around his head a few times before crashing it down on the rails.
Word Forms
- ironbarks
- iron-bark
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leaved, ironwood, stringybark, blackbutt, bloodwood, paperbark.
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