bog oak

noun

Bogwood consisting of oak; an ancient oak tree which has been preserved in a peat bog, with hard black wood.

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Meanings

nounbog oak (countable and uncountable, plural bog oaks)

plural bog oaks · alternative bog-oak

  1. countableuncountableBogwood consisting of oak; an ancient oak tree which has been preserved in a peat bog, with hard black wood.

    There is a wealth of carved wood inside: from pulpit to pews, screens to lectern, and a large medieval chest made from a hollowed-out log of bog-oak with a massive lid.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 269, about a church in Lower Peover

Translations

Irish dair dhubh
  • dair dhubhbogwood consisting of oak
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APA

bog oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20oak

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“bog oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20oak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bog oak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20oak.

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