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bog oaks

bog oaks is the plural of bog oak.

Meaning of bog oak

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

Questions about bog oaks

What is bog oaks the plural of?
Bog oaks is the plural of bog oak.

Words near bog oaks in the dictionary

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

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