单词 | rag bush |
释义 | > as lemmasrag bush rag bush n. a bush on which rags are hung for ritual or superstitious purposes; cf. rag offering n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > of rags > that on which rags are fixed rag-well1777 rag bush1834 rag-tree1880 1834 E. Moor Oriental Fragments i. 52 The rag-bush at Killarney is in keeping with the rag-trees and rag-wells of other parts—India, Persia, England, &c. 1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 285 There is usually a ‘rag-bush’ by the well on which bits of linen or worsted are tied as a gift to the spirit of the waters. 1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. 2 Sixty-five holy wells and a number of sacred trees or rag-bushes and sacred rocks, all bearing saints' names, have been recorded across Co. Offaly. < as lemmas |
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