The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bogwood \Bog"wood`\, n. The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making ornaments.
Wiktionary
n. The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.
Usage examples of "bogwood".
On the rings of a rack made of a nailed leather strap were hung awls, mallets, hammers, irons to cut the vellum, and roughing chisels of bogwood, which were used to smooth the threads as fast as they were employed.
The mirror, two feet wide and three feet tall, its dark oval bogwood frame carved intricately with holly, looked old, and lovely, and perfectly innocent.
In fact, the look he gave the old bogwood clock on the mantel was decidedly grim.
In return, a Gypsy artisan carved a lovely and elaborate frame from bogwood for an oval mirror of exceptional clarity.
Nor would any Delaney have dared to separate the dark bogwood from the brilliant perfection of the mirror in order to know for sure.
They might well put it away, but it became as much a part of Delaney heritage as the bogwood clock.