Definition of "red-oak" [red-oak]

• An oak-tree, Quercus rubra, common in eastern North America, there extending further north than any other species. (noun)
• Another American species, Q. falcata, the Spanish oak. See Spanish. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Her family held hands and paused in a moment of silence under the flag before escorting her red-oak casket, made and donated by Trappist monks in Iowa."
• "Travis Jackson walks through his modest ranch house, admiring the kitchen's built-in spice rack and the red-oak floors."
• "And certainly purists remain, such as Tommy " Buck Buck " Sattler of Islip, N.Y., who rigged his 325-square-foot getaway with New York Giants football paraphernalia, seven TVs, a red-oak bar top, and urinal in the bathroom."