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From block + wood, because transported in blocks or logs; compare logwood.
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blockwood
Today it means: Wood of Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico. Full definition →
Today it means: Wood of Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico. Full definition →
From block + wood, because transported in blocks or logs; compare logwood.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.