heavy wood

collocation in English

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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wood
noun
uk
/wʊd/us
/wʊd/
a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as ...
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(Definition ofheavyandwoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is aheavywood, with a specific gravity of 1.1 when green.
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It features round arched window openings and aheavywoodcornice.
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The roof was made of a slate covering protecting iron andheavywood.
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It featuresheavywoodand scroll-sawn brackets that support the roof overhang.
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Heavywoodhammers are used in the initial stage and later on detailed finish is given by smaller metal hammers.
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It is a -story, center hall type dwelling covered in stucco over aheavywoodframe structure.
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They would take the outer layer of the wigwam with them, and leave theheavywoodframe in place.
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The houses were built between about 1845 and 1850 and each is ofheavywoodframe construction on a coursed rubble limestone foundation.
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It is a 2-story,heavywood-frame structure with a wood-shingle exterior and composed of two building sections.
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Oak is a strong butheavywood, so its use on ships was limited to the frame.
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Windows throughout the complex are framed inheavywoodtimbers that are flush with the adobe plaster exterior wall finish.
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The boat'sheavywoodconstruction was a significant advantage when travelling waterways where the bottom or sides of the hull were likely to strike rocks or ice.
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For an outdoor rabbit the ideal home is a wooden hutch made of aheavywoodwith a waterproof roof, and raised off the ground.
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Working on aheavywoodtable, he works clay from local sources, which has been cleaned and pulverized by hand.
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Typically, this gate is located on the central axis of each dwelling, with twin doors made ofheavywood, painted glossy black.
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The boat'sheavywoodconstruction also gave it an advantage in travelling through rocks or ice; it was more resistant to tears and punctures.
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It has a low hipped roof and aheavywoodpediment is trimmed with elongated dentils and bracketed cornice returns.
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Tabernacles have generally been made of metal (such as bronze or brass), or sometimes ofheavywood.
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Blake's contributions to surfboard design include adding the skeg and lightening theheavywoodsurfboards of his day by hollowing them out.
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He also had some flank protection from heavy woods and marshes.
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