It was said he was "tough as old hickory" wood on the battlefield, which gave him his nickname.

I heard Ian shift behind me, getting his hand on the club of hickory wood stowed behind the seat.

Another choice, hickory wood, seems to have a very good blend of hardness and impact resistance, while still having a relatively low cost.

In one corner was a small fireplace, where smoldering fires of hickory wood had once burned.

Poles were made of hickory wood, with four notches on the front end, one in the middle, and two at the other end.

"Especially the big fireplace," and she pointed to one on which burned a blaze of hickory wood.

Belaying pins are typically made of hickory wood or steel.

Unto one was given the order, "Pile this fire high, with hickory wood, and bring me a roasting-hot lemonade."

He pulled out a pair of yard-long clubs of hickory wood.

In the middle of the 19th century the shafts were then being replaced by hickory wood.