ash 2

Entry Definition
(tree, Fraxinus americana; wood of this tree) white ash
second length of pounding-ash from single tree (i.e., part above lower section of trunk)
(basketmaking) s/he shaves, scrapes, or planes ash splints to make them smooth (usually, by pulling splint along between sharp edge of knife-blade and work surface, pressing hard with knife)
(wood) white ash that is brittle
s/he wants to pound ash, is going to pound ash
heartwood of ash tree
s/he pounds ash log to obtain basket splints
s/he begins to pound ash to obtain basket splints
(fruit of Sorbus americana) American mountain ash berry
(tree, Sorbus americana) American mountain ash
(heartwood of Fraxinus nigra) ash wood with dark color (used for utility baskets)
s/he is heard pounding ash (but is not seen)
one who pounds ash logs to prepare splints for basketmaking
one who harvests basket ash to sell
(fruit of Sorbus americana) American mountain ash berry
(tree, Sorbus americana) American mountain ash
wood-shaving made by scraping ash splint
scrap from using gauge on ash splints
wood-shaving made by scraping ash splint with knife
s/he is pounding ash log to obtain basket splints
(sapwood of Fraxinus nigra) ash wood with whitish color (used for fancy baskets)
(tree, Fraxinus nigra; wood of this tree) black ash, basket ash (locally also called brown ash); (basketmaking) strip of ash, ash splint
s/he harvests ash trees (for basketmaking)
black ash tree or wood that is not usable (e.g., scrap; log or piece of poor quality; surplus due to poor market, as when ash scale-baskets were replaced by mass-produced plastic baskets)
(wood of Fraxinus nigra) ash wood with yellowish color (used for fancy baskets)