mahoganyware

English

Etymology

From mahogany +‎ -ware.

Noun

mahoganyware (uncountable)

1. Articles made from mahogany.
   • 1937, C[harles] H[enry] J[eremiah] Snider, compiler, Annals of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, 1852-1937: with a Record of the Club’s Trophies and the Contests for Them, Toronto, Ont.: Rous & Mann Limited, page 301:

     Another, from W. J. Roués board, was built in the Royal Canadian Yacht Club’s shop at the Island, and a fine piece of mahoganyware she was, as well finished as either of her competitors.

   • 1949 May 2, “Ask Anne”, in The Washington Post, number 26,618, Washington, D.C., page 6B:

     About Caring for Mahoganyware

   • 1953, “1952 Cruise”, in Muster‎^[1], Buzzards Bay, Mass.: Massachusetts Maritime Academy:

     Before the day was over, most of us had made several trips back to the ship loaded down with the various items of mahoganyware, which we had soon discovered to be the best buy in town, outside of those items which could not be brought on board in their normal state.

   • 1960 March, Medical Times, volume 88, number 3, East Stroudsburg, Pa.: Romaine Pierson Publishers, Inc., page 156a:

     Haiti: The spot to buy mahoganyware. Gleaming 10-inch and 11-inch salad bowls cost $6 to $8, a solid mahogany coffee table, […]