▁use ▁by ▁parents . ▁ ▁P add les ▁are ▁often ▁made ▁from ▁h ick ory . ▁This ▁property ▁of ▁h ick ory ▁wood ▁has ▁left ▁a ▁trace ▁in ▁some ▁Native ▁American ▁languages : ▁in ▁O j ib we , ▁h ick ory ▁is ▁called ▁mit ig wa aba ak , ▁a ▁comp ound ▁of ▁mit ig wa ab ▁" bow " ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁- a ak w ▁" hard wood ▁tree ". ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁gra in ▁structure , ▁h ick ory ▁is ▁more ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁mo ist ure ▁absor ption ▁than ▁other ▁species ▁of ▁wood , ▁and ▁is ▁therefore ▁more ▁pr one ▁to ▁shr ink age , ▁war ping ▁or ▁sw elling ▁with ▁changes ▁in ▁hum id ity . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁b ats ▁were ▁formerly ▁made ▁of ▁h ick ory , ▁but ▁are ▁now ▁more ▁commonly ▁made ▁of ▁ash . ▁H ick ory ▁is ▁replacing ▁ash ▁as ▁the ▁wood ▁of ▁choice ▁for ▁Scottish ▁sh int y ▁st icks ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁cam ans ). ▁H ick ory ▁was ▁extens ively ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁early ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁H ick ory ▁is ▁also ▁highly ▁pri zed ▁for ▁wood - burn ing ▁st ov es ▁and ▁chim ine as ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁high ▁energy ▁content . ▁H ick ory ▁wood ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁preferred ▁type ▁for ▁sm oking ▁c ured ▁me ats . ▁In ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States , ▁h ick ory ▁is ▁popular ▁for ▁cook ing ▁bar bec ue , ▁as ▁h ick ory ▁grows ▁abund antly