cock's headn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒks hɛd/, U.S.

/ˈkɑks ˌhɛd/

Forms: 1500s cockes heade, 1500s–1600s cockes head, 1500s– cocks head, 1700s– cock's head.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of cock n.¹ + head n.¹, so called from a perceived resemblance to the crested head of a cockerel. Compare earlier cockhead n.

1. Any of several sainfoins, genus Onobrychis; esp. O. caput-galli and O. vicifolia, which have rounded seed pods with prominent spikes or protrusions. Now rare.Chiefly in lists of alternative names for these plants.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > sainfoin

cock's head1553

red fitchling1597

French grass1652

sainfoin1652

esperate1659

holy haya1661

esparcet1669

red fitch1671

snail clover-grass1717

holy grass1778

1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 28^v/2 Cockes head, trifolium.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 1062 (caption) Onobrychis siue Caput Gallinaceum. Medick Fitchling, or Cockes head.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 91/2 Cocks head is a small Cod, with Vitch like leaves.

1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum at Onobrychis Cocks-Head, has many Varieties, and may be raised from Seed sown in the Spring.

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. VI. ii. 287 Onobrychis, Cock's-head, or Sain foin... The downy flower-cup..turns to a crested pod, in the shape of a cock's comb, and is rough, with prickles.

1863 J. H. Balfour & J. Sadler Flora Edinb. 39 O[nobrychis] sativa, Lam. Common Saintfoin, or Cocks-head.

1966 I. Moore Grass & Grasslands vi. 57 Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), also known as St. Foin, cock's head, or holy grass, possesses excellent drought-resisting qualities.

†2. Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata, which has a cluster of small white flowers at the tip of each stalk, forming a cylindrical brown seed head; occasionally in plural. Also: the seed head itself. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > narrow-leaved plantain

ribwortc1300

lancella1400

ribgrass?a1500

long plantain1526

ribbed grass1770

cock's head1787

jackstraws1795

fighting cocks1807

ripple grass1819

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > parts of

bent1612

cock's head1787

benting1802

kemp1825

1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 377 Cocksheads, Plantago lanceolata, plantain-rib-wort; rib-grass.

1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) II. ii. at Weed Plantago lanceolata. Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-heads, or fighting Cocks.—Now cultivated under the name of Rib-grass.

1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Cocks'-heads, seeds of rib-grass.

1910 Folk-lore 21 91 In Castle-Douglas, it is believed that if two plants of cock's head are put by a happy lover under a stone, and flower thereafter, he or she will be married; if not, not.

3. A leguminous plant native to tropical America and the West Indies and naturalized elsewhere, Desmodium tortuosum, having pink flowers and hairy segmented seed pods that are often spirally twisted at the constrictions between segments. Now rare.Chiefly in lists of alternative names for the plant.

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1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 783/1 Cock's head: Desmodium tortuosum.

1902 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) 7 Sept. 6/4 Desmodium Tortuosum—D. Molle (beggar weed, Florida beggar weed, cockshead, Florida clover, tick trefoil, West Indian honeysuckle..).

2004 Weed Sci. 52 186/2 Common aliases include ‘Dixie ticktrefoil’, ‘beggar's lice’, ‘beggar-ticks’, ‘West Indian Honey’, ‘Cherokee clover’, ‘cockshead’, ‘Florida clover’, ‘stick tight’, ‘tall tick clover’, and ‘giant beggarweed’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cocks head
释义	cock's headn. Brit. /ˈkɒks hɛd/, U.S. /ˈkɑks ˌhɛd/ Forms: 1500s cockes heade, 1500s–1600s cockes head, 1500s– cocks head, 1700s– cock's head. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of cock n.¹ + head n.¹, so called from a perceived resemblance to the crested head of a cockerel. Compare earlier cockhead n. 1. Any of several sainfoins, genus Onobrychis; esp. O. caput-galli and O. vicifolia, which have rounded seed pods with prominent spikes or protrusions. Now rare.Chiefly in lists of alternative names for these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > sainfoin cock's head1553 red fitchling1597 French grass1652 sainfoin1652 esperate1659 holy haya1661 esparcet1669 red fitch1671 snail clover-grass1717 holy grass1778 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 28^v/2 Cockes head, trifolium. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 1062 (caption) Onobrychis siue Caput Gallinaceum. Medick Fitchling, or Cockes head. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 91/2 Cocks head is a small Cod, with Vitch like leaves. 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum at Onobrychis Cocks-Head, has many Varieties, and may be raised from Seed sown in the Spring. 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. VI. ii. 287 Onobrychis, Cock's-head, or Sain foin... The downy flower-cup..turns to a crested pod, in the shape of a cock's comb, and is rough, with prickles. 1863 J. H. Balfour & J. Sadler Flora Edinb. 39 O[nobrychis] sativa, Lam. Common Saintfoin, or Cocks-head. 1966 I. Moore Grass & Grasslands vi. 57 Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), also known as St. Foin, cock's head, or holy grass, possesses excellent drought-resisting qualities. †2. Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata, which has a cluster of small white flowers at the tip of each stalk, forming a cylindrical brown seed head; occasionally in plural. Also: the seed head itself. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > narrow-leaved plantain ribwortc1300 lancella1400 ribgrass?a1500 long plantain1526 ribbed grass1770 cock's head1787 jackstraws1795 fighting cocks1807 ripple grass1819 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > parts of bent1612 cock's head1787 benting1802 kemp1825 1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 377 Cocksheads, Plantago lanceolata, plantain-rib-wort; rib-grass. 1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) II. ii. at Weed Plantago lanceolata. Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-heads, or fighting Cocks.—Now cultivated under the name of Rib-grass. 1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Cocks'-heads, seeds of rib-grass. 1910 Folk-lore 21 91 In Castle-Douglas, it is believed that if two plants of cock's head are put by a happy lover under a stone, and flower thereafter, he or she will be married; if not, not. 3. A leguminous plant native to tropical America and the West Indies and naturalized elsewhere, Desmodium tortuosum, having pink flowers and hairy segmented seed pods that are often spirally twisted at the constrictions between segments. Now rare.Chiefly in lists of alternative names for the plant. ΚΠ 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 783/1 Cock's head: Desmodium tortuosum. 1902 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) 7 Sept. 6/4 Desmodium Tortuosum—D. Molle (beggar weed, Florida beggar weed, cockshead, Florida clover, tick trefoil, West Indian honeysuckle..). 2004 Weed Sci. 52 186/2 Common aliases include ‘Dixie ticktrefoil’, ‘beggar's lice’, ‘beggar-ticks’, ‘West Indian Honey’, ‘Cherokee clover’, ‘cockshead’, ‘Florida clover’, ‘stick tight’, ‘tall tick clover’, and ‘giant beggarweed’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1553
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