bois d'arc

noun

ˈbō-ˌdä(r)k 

dialectal also ˈbwä-, 

ˈbȯr-

plural bois d'arcs or bois d'arc

: osage orange

also : its wood

Word History

Etymology

American French, literally, bow wood

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bois d'arc

• ballpark
• benchmark
• birthmark
• daymark
• earmark
• embark
• hallmark
• landmark
• monarch
• postmark
• remark
• skylark