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pyinkado|ˈpjɪŋkədəʊ, pɪˈɪŋk-|
Also † pingadoo, pyengadu, py(i)ngado, pynkado,
[Burmese.]
The heavy timber of the tree Xylia xylocarpa (formerly X. dolabriformis), which belongs to the family Leguminosæ and is native to Burma and parts of India; also, the tree itself. Also attrib.
1832W. Roxburgh et al. Flora Indica II. 543 It [sc. Minosa xylocarpa] is called Pingadoo in Pegu, where it is used for knees, crooked timbers, &c. in ship building. 1875T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees xxi. 129 The Pyengadu, or Iron-wood tree,..is a species of Acacia, of straight growth, found in the Burmese forests. 1885W. T. Oldreave in Rattray & Mill Forestry & Forest Products xii. 381 Pynkado..is said to be a species of acacia. 1896W. R. Fisher in W. Schlich Man. Forestry V. i. ii. 117 In London..doubtless Pyngado..and other heavy Indian woods might be used with advantage [for wooden paving]. 1902G. S. Boulger Wood i. v. 92 Pynkado or Pyengadu..is the Ironwood of Pegu. 1934‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days 69 At the edge of the stream there was a huge dead pyinkado tree festooned with spidery orchids. 1940Archit. Rev. LXXXVII. 47 For the remainder of the building sound-proofing floors are used finished with 3 in. pyinkado strips. 1951Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) IV. 2295/1 Pyingado..is extremely hard, heavy, strong, and durable. 1956Handbk. of Hardwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 194 Pyinkado grows to a height of 100–120 ft. Ibid. 195 Pyinkado is unsuitable for plywood manufacture because of its weight. 1971F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers of World (ed. 4) 263 Pyinkado is a difficult timber to work. |