ironbark

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Etymology

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From iron +‎ bark.

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Noun

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ironbark (plural ironbarks)

  1. (chiefly Australia) Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark. [from 18th c.]
  2. (chiefly Australia) The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction. [from 19th c.]
    • 1901, “Progress in the Fruit Industry of Queensland”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record[1], volume 4, page 16:
      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.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 319:
      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.

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