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post oak
noun
: a white oak (Quercus stellata) of the eastern and central U.S. having hard durable wood
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The lush collard greens start with turkey tails, house-smoked over post oak and hickory for added flavor.
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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.
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Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
Tim and Trey Hutchins (who own the two Hutchins BBQ locations) use post oak.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024
Inside, an auspicious pink smoke ring denotes the long, careful cook time where the Texas post oak smoke worked its way into the meat.
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Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined above
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“Post oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20oak. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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