hickory

nogal americano

Árbol de madera dura que produce nueces y pierde las hojas en invierno.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: hickory tree, hickory nuts, hickory leaves

madera de nogal americano

Madera fuerte y dura del nogal americano.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: hickory wood, hickory handle, smoke with hickory

tejido de algodón resistente

Tela de algodón gruesa y resistente usada para confeccionar ropa duradera.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: hickory cloth, hickory shirt

garrote

Garrote cuya cabeza está hecha de madera dura de nogal americano.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: club

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy hickory, swing a hickory