chittim

noun5

1. •
   A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.

   • These dowels appear to be of tamarisk, or chittim-wood, of which the ark is said to have been constructed, — a sacred tree in ancient Egypt, and now very rarely found in the valley of the Nile. — 1882
2. •
   A cascara tree, of species Rhamnus purshiana.

   • Owing to the low price offered for chittims bark the amount peeled in Oregon and Washington this year is limited. — 1907
3. •
   A yellow cottonwood tree, of species Populus deltoides.

   • This was the chittim wood, otherwise called yellow wood, a very ornamental tree and one of the prettiest in the forests of the State. — 1904
4. •
   A false buckthorn tree or shrub, of species Bumelia lanuginosa.

   • This family is represented in our range by only one species. chittim-wood, the woody buckthorn (Bumelia launginosa). — 1908
5. •
   A Nigerian currency.

   • Louisa brought four chittims (about a halfpenny). — 1898