post oak

noun

: a white oak (Quercus stellata) of the eastern and central U.S. having hard durable wood

Examples of post oak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kansas City-style typically uses hickory instead of post oak, often supplemented with fruit woods like apple or pear. — J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026

The Black siblings, Michael, Mark and Christina, will always have the smell of post oak wafting around their legacy. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025

One is the state champion post oak, which has a canopy more than 100 feet wide near Nashville in southern Illinois and boasts a trunk more than 18 feet in diameter. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024

Tim and Trey Hutchins (who own the two Hutchins BBQ locations) use post oak. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

post entry 1

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for post oak

• awoke
• baroque
• bespoke
• colloque
• convoke
• evoke
• invoke
• keystroke
• kinfolk
• kinsfolk
• menfolk
• provoke