mostahiba

Noun

mustaiba (uncountable)

1. A close-grained, heavy wood from Brazil, used in turning, for making the handles of tools, etc.
   • Mustaiba, from the Brazils and Rio Janeiro, is imported in logs 7 by 10 in., and also in planks; it is generally of an inferior rosewood character but harder, and is sometimes equally good;1843, John Forbes Royle, Descriptive Catalogue of the Woods Commonly Employed in this Country for the Mechanical and Ornamental Arts