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cocobolo|kəʊkəʊˈbəʊləʊ|
Also cocobola.
[Sp., ad. Arawak kakabali.]
The timber from any one of several species of tree of the Central American genus Dalbergia, or the tree itself (see quots.). Also attrib.
1849W. H. Sidell Jrnl. 26 Feb. 23 (MS.), Cocobolo: Is when first cut yellowish or reddish yellow, it turns in a short time a dark rich yellowish brown. It is very hard and durable. 1897Sears, Roebuck Catal. 107/1 Cocobolo handle knives and forks. 1904H. Stone Timbers of Commerce No. 209, p. 239 (heading) Cocobola Wood. Species Unknown. 1951R. Mayer Artist's Handbk. xii. 415 Cocobola, a very hard, dense, tough wood of a bright red colour and variable grain, imported from Nicaragua and Panama. Familiar through its use in knife handles. 1955Gloss. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 30 Dalbergia retusa Hemsl. and allied species. Central America. Cocobolo. |