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druxy, a.|ˈdrʌksɪ|
Also 6 dricksie.
[formerly dricksie, f. drix + -y.]
Of timber: Having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. xix. (Arb.) 252 We liken..an old man who laboureth with continuall infirmities, to a drie and dricksie oke. 1711W. Sutherland Shipbuilder's Assist. 160 Druxy Plank or Timber decayed and spungy. 18...Lloyds' Reg. in Dana Seamen's Friend (1856) 347 The inside planking to be..free from all foxy, druxy, or decayed planks. c1850Rudim. Navig. (Weale) 116 Druxey, a state of decay in timber with white spongy veins, the most deceptive of any defect. 1875T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees 36 Producing..what is technically termed a ‘druxy knot’. |