durmast (dermast)

[Origin uncertain.] A species of oak ( Quercus se iliflora, or, according to some, Q. pubescens) so closely allied to the common oak ( Q. Robur ) as to be reckoned by some botanists only a variety of it. Its wood is, however, darker, heavier, and more elastic, and le easy to split or to break; but it is comparatively easy to bend, and is therefore highly valued by the builder and the cab i. net-maker. durn1, durns (dėrn, dèrnz), n. [E. dial. (Cornwall) durn, a door-post, gate-post,