hickory

noun4

1. •
   Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.

   • [H]e came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump And said, "Boy, let me tell you what." — 1979
2. •
   The wood of these trees.
3. •
   (informal) A club with a head made from hickory wood.

   • What you find out is, if you have good hickories, you can play anywhere from 5,300 yards to 6,100 with no problem. — 2012
4. •
   A coarse, durable cotton fabric.

   • The loggers wore hickory shirts.