Burls

The giant sequoias were the best; they had the thickest branches, although the wartlike bulges called burls on the coastal redwoods were good landing places, too. ❋ L.J. SMITH (1997)

The better grades are also used for furniture and cabinet work, and the "burls" found on this species are highly valued for making fancy articles, gavels, etc. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Arms and legs, thin from disuse, contrasted to the swollen burls that were his knees and elbows. ❋ W. Michael Gear (2011)

His ears poke out beneath his Welton in small gnarly lumps like walnut tree burls. ❋ Gabriel Orgrease (2009)

Every army in history has protected itself - land burls, shields, armor - are you saying that by demanding that our soldiers get state-of-the art protection we are sissies? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Matty Boy: There are actually only one or two of the gnarled burls encased within each structure. ❋ Sfmike (2009)

Seeking a break one morning from the otherwise companionable drizzle and wind, I sat down for an hour with Robin Birley (the son of the late archaeologist Eric and the father and father-in-law, respectively, of the archaeologists Andrew and Barbara), a large man of sixty-five with hands like oaken burls. ❋ Unknown (2006)

As a hiker, the missing leaves definitely reveal the shapes of the trees like you write here I love looking at burls , deformities, and trees growing into objects, squirrel nests like you mentioned yesterday and occasionally a new overlook suddenly appears where there is dense vegetation in the summer. ❋ DNLee (2008)

The prevalence of birth defects horrified me: knots and stumpy burls where a tail was supposed to be, flippers instead of feet, crossed scissor-jaws. ❋ Terri Irwin (2007)

As he picked up speed on the spine of olivine with its glowing, bony burls, Hugh took heart. ❋ Jeff Long (2005)

His old staff, the one Grey had severed with his sword and thrown into the pond, had been riddled with burls, carrying the strength of fourteen hundred years of concentrated energy. ❋ Janet Chapman (2003)

It sported only a couple of burls so far, which indicated that its power was not yet strong. ❋ Janet Chapman (2003)

Tiama figured growth burls great nodular accumulation of a large number of dormant buds concentrated in a very confined space low strength, working is made more difficult blue stain and other discoloration caused by fungi blue stain, but also fungus attack occuring as blue-green or brown discoloration of the wood, which may be accompanied by decay or insect damage limited use, surface treatment made more difficult, reduced impregnability ❋ Dieter Zemmrich (1993)

Similiar structures in the burls of black ash, maple, etc., are frequently due to the presence of dormant buds, which cause the surface of all the layers through which they pass to be covered by small conical elevations, whose cross-sections on the sawed board appear as irregular circlets or islets, each with a dark speck, the section of the pith or "trace" of the dormant bud in the center. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

I heard you [licked] [samantha's] burlsyea it was [disgusting] ❋ Number1Stunner (2010)

burls! that [chic] is [ugly]! ❋ Jehorko (2006)

Did you see that [touchdown] run? That was so [Burls]! Man, that dude is so Burls! We [pwned] them, it was so Burls! ❋ Le Capitaine (2006)

[Damn]. [Tim] is so burls. ❋ Aiesha (2005)

I went over there and he was just sitting, sorting [thru] his burl with a wild [look in] his [eye]. ❋ Ric J. Stopae (2011)

Dave: we should try out the new [motor] Jesz: ok, let's [give it] a [burl] ❋ TABaracus (2011)

"I can't believe you told [Kristi] that you were f*cking Madeline, you need to find a new way to burle." "Why does he look so mad this morning?" "I don't know, he's [burling] too hard." "Hide the girls man, Eric's been a [burler] lately." ❋ Upsilon1092Lover (2009)

Damn dude Amanda [Johnsons] face is fucking [burl]. My mom fucking took my dank..it was burl dude, johnny just got [burled] by jose. ❋ PerlyWhites (2005)

New [tires] on your [car]? Let's give them a burl. ❋ Jordan Adams (2004)

That kid driving without doors on his Jeep with beads and leys in his [rear view mirror]. That kid wearing a pink [polo shirt] with a [popped collar]. ❋ Alex Schmidt (2004)