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hackthorn|ˈhækθɔːn|
[ad. Du. haakedorn, hook-thorn.]
A South African thorny shrub (Acacia detinens), also termed ‘Wait-a-bit thorn’.
1863W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting 173, I must have had nearly five miles through hack-thorns. 1871J. Mackenzie 10 Years north of Orange River 385 The hack-thorn (Acacia detinens) is especially sacred; it would be a great offence to cut down a bough from this tree. |