arbuteanadj.
/ɑːˈbjuːtiːən/ rare.
Of arbutus; made of arbutus wood.
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aldernOE
ashena1400
terebinthenc1440
elmen1466
yewen1501
Brazil1577
walnut-tree1687
arbuteana1706
white pine1708
mahogany1730
teak-built1835
a1706 J. Evelyn Silva (1729) ii. vi. 155 Arbutean Harrows, and the mystick Van.
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adj.a1706- up point to
- up shit creek
- up shit creek without a paddle
- up stick
- up sticks
- up street
- up tails all
- up tempo
- up the ante
- up the ass
- up the blue
- up the boohai
- up the creek
- up the duff
- up the flue
- up the line
- up the peril of my soul
- up the point to
- up the pole
- up the river
- up the road
- up the spout
- up the stick
- up the straits
- up the wall