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单词 hackwood
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hackwoodn.

Brit. /ˈhakwʊd/, U.S. /ˈhækˌwʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hackberry n., wood n.1
Etymology: < hack- (in hackberry n.) + wood n.1
English regional (northern) and U.S. regional.
A hackberry (or hagberry) tree.In British context: a tree of the genus Prunus (see hagberry n. 1). In U.S. context: a tree of the genus Celtis (see hackberry n. 2a).
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1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 58 Prunus Padus..The shrub is called Hackwood, and the fruit Hackberry or Hagberry.
1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words at Hacker-berry Hack-wood is a name for the shrub itself, and hacker, hack, and hagberry are names for its fruit.
1960 in Western Folklore 19 108 Picking me up a hackwood stick I knocked that fair maid down.
2010 T. Lee Puma's Daughter in E. Datlow & T. Windling Beastly Bride 63 The peach vine growing on the ancient hackwood tree was hung with round lanterns of fruit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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