† shave-weedn.
Obsolete. rare.
= shavegrass n., shave-rush n.
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padpipe?a1300
paddock-pipec1300
holy-water strinklec1440
shavegrassc1450
shavewortc1450
horsetail1538
shaving-grass1538
cat's tail1552
toad-pipe1578
pewterwort1597
horse-willow1611
prêle1661
shave-weed1691
water horsetail1710
horse-pipe1785
rush1804
shave-rush1821
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pipeweed1837
scouring rush1845
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jointweed1879
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1691 Aubrey Let. 5 Aug. in Ray Corr. (Ray Soc.) 237 Shave-weed used by artists (which they have from Holland).
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