hard maple

noun

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Each of the new courts, a hard maple wood manufactured by Robbins, features Bona paints and finishes applied by Praters. Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 The deck is hard maple with a double kick tail and requires no assembly. Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024 Like our top choice, this J.K. Adams selection is handcrafted from hard maple wood in a French tapered style, but at half the price. Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024 The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin, its stewards, have pulled nearly two hundred million cubic feet of timber from this land since 1854 — white pine cut into museum displays and hard maple made into basketball courts for the Olympics. Cara Buckley Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023 New hard maple butcher-block countertops and brass hardware warm up the white cabinets, appliances, and subway tile backsplash. Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2022 His stools are available in Claro walnut, hard maple, red gum eucalyptus, redwood, Douglas fir, ash and white oak, and can be used as side tables and plant stands. Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021 Bill and Anne Charron lost electricity early Wednesday morning after a hard maple tree estimated to be 250 to 300 years old crashed into their home on Cohasset Common and tore power lines off of the residence. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021 This is mixed of the top four hardwoods: hickory, cherry, hard maple, and apple. Chris Hachey, BGR, 1 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard maple was in 1751

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“Hard maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20maple. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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