mustaiba
mustaiba noun: a close-grained, heavy wood from Brazil, used in turning, for making the handles of tools, etc.
Noun
mustaiba (uncountable)
- 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
- King-wood, Maracaybo wood, and Mustaiba wood, all imported from Brazil, and Nicaragua wood from Central America, are of unknown botanical origin.1871, Robert Main Admiralty, A manual of scientific enquiry, page 391
Forms of mustaiba
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- What does mustaiba mean?
- Mustaiba means a close-grained, heavy wood from Brazil, used in turning, for making the handles of tools, etc.
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- Mustaiba is a noun.
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