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bog oak

bog oak noun: bogwood consisting of oak; an ancient oak tree which has been preserved in a peat bog, with hard black wood.

Noun

bog oak (countable and uncountable, plural bog oaks)

  1. Bogwood consisting of oak; an ancient oak tree which has been preserved in a peat bog, with hard black wood.
    • There is a wealth of carved wood inside: from pulpit to pews, screens to lectern, and a large medieval chest made from a hollowed-out log of bog-oak with a massive lid.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 269, about a church in Lower Peover

Forms of bog oak

pluralbog oaks
alternative formbog-oak

Questions about bog oak

What does bog oak mean?
Bog oak means bogwood consisting of oak; an ancient oak tree which has been preserved in a peat bog, with hard black wood.
What part of speech is bog oak?
Bog oak is a noun.
What is the plural of bog oak?
The plural of bog oak is bog oaks.

Words near bog oak in the dictionary

  1. bog meadows
  2. bog moss
  3. bog mosses
  4. bog myrtle
  5. bog myrtles
  6. bog oak
  7. bog oaks
  8. bog off
  9. bog orange
  10. bog oranges
  11. bog orchid

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