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Rock elm   /rɑk ɛlm/   Listen
Rock elm

noun
1.
Tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America.  Synonym: Ulmus thomasii.
2.
Large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America.  Synonyms: American elm, Ulmus americana, water elm, white elm.






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"Rock elm" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the yoke by a wooden pin. The bow is bent in the shape of a horse- shoe, the upper, or narrow ends being passed through the yoke. If the yoke and bows are properly made and fit the cattle, there is no fear of galling the beast. The bows are made of hickory, white or rock elm, in this way. Cut a piece of elm, five feet and a half long, large enough to split into quarters, each of which will dress to two inches in diameter; put them in a steam-box for an hour at least; take them out hot, and bend on a mould made on ...
— Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West - The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) • Samuel Strickland



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