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Fairway Wood: (also 'fairway metal') a wood other than the driver or 1 wood (more commonly made of metal rather than wood nowdays)

Wood: The inner layer of the stems of woody plants; composed of xylem.

Utility Wood: (also 'hybrid wood') fairway wood of varied lofts, head shape or sole shape which may also have playing characteristics associated with irons

Sapwood: Layers of secondary xylem that are still functional in older woody plants; visible as the outer lighter areas in the cross section of a tree trunk.

Pressure-Treated Wood: Lumber that has been saturated with a preservative.

Softwood: Evergreen trees (spruce, fir and pine). The term does not refer to the hardness of the wood.

Wood Filler: There are two kinds of fillers-paste and liquid. Paste fillers are something like a very thick paint and are composed of some solid powdered substance, usually silica or powdered quartz, mix . . . View Full Definition

Woodwind Quintet: Standard chamber ensemble consisting of one each of the following: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn (not a woodwind instrument).

Woody: Giving the lender no right to seek payment or seize assets in the event of nonpayment from anyone other than the party specified in the debt contract (such as a special-purpose entity).

Woodwind: The woodwind family is less homogeneous in construction and sound production than the strings: it includes the piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet and bassoon. The saxophone is a mo . . . View Full Definition