ironbark
nounUK /ˈʌɪənbɑːk/
Etymology From iron + bark.
1
Australia Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.
2
Australia The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction.
- The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.1901, “Progress in the Fruit Industry of Queensland”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, page 16:
- When he had trimmed a bit of ironbark to size, or knocked the worst splinters off a split fence post, he would swing it around his head a few times before crashing it down on the rails.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 319:
- Derived terms
- silver-leaved ironbark