hickory

Hickorybaum

Ein Baum mit hartem Holz und Nüssen, der im Winter seine Blätter verliert.

In einfachem Englisch: A tree that loses its leaves in winter and has hard wood and nuts.

• A hickory grows beside the house.
• The squirrels collected nuts from the hickory.
• Several hickories lost their leaves in the storm.

Häufige Wendungen: hickory tree, hickory nuts, hickory leaves

Hickoryholz

Das feste, harte Holz des Hickorybaums.

In einfachem Englisch: The strong, hard wood of a tree that produces nuts.

• The handle is made of hickory.
• They smoked the meat over hickory.
• Hickory is strong enough for these tools.

Häufige Wendungen: hickory wood, hickory handle, smoke with hickory

robuster Baumwollstoff

Ein dicker, robuster Baumwollstoff für strapazierfähige Kleidung.

In einfachem Englisch: A thick, strong cotton cloth used to make hard-wearing clothes.

• His shirt was made of hickory.
• They bought hickory for work trousers.
• The old hickory jacket survived years of heavy use.

Häufige Wendungen: hickory cloth, hickory shirt

Holzkeule

Eine Keule mit einem Kopf aus hartem Hickoryholz.

In einfachem Englisch: A club with a head made of hard wood from a nut-producing tree.

• He carried a heavy hickory.
• The guard raised his hickory above his head.
• A blow from the hickory broke the board.

Synonyme: club

Häufige Wendungen: heavy hickory, swing a hickory