teakwood
tee kwood
- n hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
- As he rose wearily from his teakwood parliamentary bench one morning last week, India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru found himself in an unusual and unpleasant position.
- He wanted his favorite set of chessmen duplicated in teakwood, and he was willing to pay the cost of the project in PTI subscriptions.
- The decks, made of expensive teakwood, are only 2 in.