Wood

wo"6d, n. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest; the hard substance of trees; timber; trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses. (Bot.) The material of succulent plants and parts of shrubs not hardened and ligneous, as well as of trees. v. To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for. v. To take in, or supply with, wood. [ME. wode. AS. widu, wudu, Ic. via.hr, Dan. and Sw. ved, tree, wood.]—Wood'ed, a. Supplied or covered with trees or wood. — Wood''en, wdod'n, a. Made, or consisting, of wood impa ive clumsy awkward. — Wood'y, a. Abounding with, consisting of, or containing wood or woody fiber; ligneous. — wood'- ine , n. — Wood'bine, -bin, n. A climbing plant having fragrant flowers; honeysuckle; eglantine. — Wood'chuck, n. A hybernatiug Amer. rodent mammal, a species of marmot, which burrows in the — ground, and is troublesome in clover fields, etc. Wood'-cock, n. A migratory game bird, allied to the snipe, and frequenting the thickest underwood, esp. in the autumn.— Woodland, n. Land covered with wood, or land on which trees are suffered to grow either for fuel or timber. — Wood'man, n. pi. -men. In Eng., a forest officer, appointed to take care of the king's wood. A sports- Woodcock. man; hunter; one who cuts down trees; a wood-cutter. — Wood'nymph, -nimf, n. A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled godde of the woods; a dryad. — Wood'pecker, n. A scansorial bird of many species: has a strong bill, and pecks holes in the wood or bark of trees in pursuit of insects. — Wood'- cr . n. Skill and practice in shooting and other sports in the — woods. cut, n. An engraving on wood, or an impre ion from — such an engraving. rafter, n. One who cuts wood; one who makes wood-cuts; an engraver — on wood. freVter, n. An insect or worm that eats wood. — -house, n. A house or shed in which wood is deposited and — sheltered from the weather. -lark, n. A species of lark. — Canadian Wood- •pigeon, -pij'un, n. The ring pecker. dove. •rev, n. The steward or overseer of sun, cube, full moon, f cow, oil WORK a wood. —screw, n. A screw made of iron, and furnished with a sharp thread, for insertion in wood.— •ward, n. An officer of the forest, who guards the woods. work, n. That part of any structure which wrought of wood. Wooer. See under Woo.