druxey

English

Adjective

druxey (comparative more druxey, superlative most druxey)

1. Alternative form of druxy
   • 1815, William Falconer, A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine, page 561:

     […] and consequently useful for many purposes; yet it is often found very unserviceable, being either shakey, foxey, druxey, worm-eaten, or full of rotten knots; therefore, timber of Euglish growth has certainly the preference; […]

   • 1841, Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist, page 115:

     […] below, to a considerable distance, creating what is well known to ship-builders and carpenters as druxey rottenness.

   • 1852, John Fincham, An Outline of Ship-building. In Four Parts ..., page 24:

     […] and sometimes presenting defective veins of red or druxey, a condition of the wood resulting from knots in the tree, or in […]