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blackwood

noun

Etymology

Developed by Easley Blackwood.

  1. derived from *h₁weydʰh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *widuz✻
  3. inherited from *widu✻
  4. inherited from wudu
  5. inherited from wode
  6. compounded as blackwood — “black + wood”

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.

  2. The very dark wood of such trees.

  3. Any of many places around the world.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from the placename.

    2. A bidding convention in contract bridge, used to explore the partnership's possession of…

      A bidding convention in contract bridge, used to explore the partnership's possession of aces, kings and in some variants the queen of trumps, to judge more precisely whether slam is likely to be a good contract.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA