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Blackwood
name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet north-east of Loch Carron, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG9543).
- 2 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.
- 3 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; An outer suburb west of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7274).
- 4 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7943).
- 5 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A town and community in Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1797).
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- 6 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia.
- 7 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey.
- 8 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
- 9 Any of many places around the world.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
- 10 Any of many places around the world.; A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.
- 11 Any of many places around the world.; A village in the Shire of Moorabool, north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- 12 An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from the placename.
Noun
- 1 Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.; African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa countable, uncountable, usually
- 2 any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood wordnet
- 3 Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.; Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia countable, uncountable, usually
- 4 very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees wordnet
- 5 Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.; Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India countable, uncountable, usually
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- 6 Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.; logwood, bloodwood (Haematoxylum campechianum), a native to southern Mexico. countable, uncountable, usually
- 7 The very dark wood of such trees. uncountable, usually
Etymology
Etymology 1
From black + wood.
Etymology 2
From black + wood.
Etymology 3
Developed by Easley Blackwood.
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