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Kauri copal   Listen
noun
Kauri copal, Kauri gum, Kauri resin  n.  A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.






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"Kauri copal" Quotes from Famous Books



... brown men his enemies, was shot at close quarters by a mere boy. The wounded could not be removed for two days. During the night the triumphant Maoris shouted and danced their war-dance. They tortured—with burning kauri gum—an unfortunate soldier whom they had captured alive, and whose screams could be plainly heard in the English camp. Despard, whose artillery ammunition had run short, remained watching the pa for several days. But when he was in a position ...
— The Long White Cloud • William Pember Reeves



Words linked to "Kauri copal" :   kauri gum, kauri



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