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adj
Synonym of oaken, made of oak or similar wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: oaken, made of oak or similar wood
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of sturdy, resembling the strength, firmness, &c. of oak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: sturdy, resembling the strength, firmness, &c. of oak
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of coarse, resembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or (figurative) rough in other ways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: coarse, resembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin rōboreus (“oaken, sturdy”) + -an (“forming adjectives”), from robur (“reddish oak; strength, hardness”) + -eus (“-eous: forming adjectives”).
