thorn-bushn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthorn-bush.

Any bush that bears thorns; e.g. a hawthorn, a bramble. Also attributive.

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c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 9 A suynhird smote he to dede vnder a thorn busk.

1483 Cath. Angl. 384/1 A Thorne buske, spinetum.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges ix. 15 Then sayde all the trees vnto the thorne buszshe: Come thou, and be kynge ouer vs.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. i. 253 I the man ith Moone, this thorne bush my thorne bush, and this dogge my dogge.

1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign xi. 281 I lay up during the heat of the day with a waterproof sheet spread over a thorn-bush as a shelter from the sun.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 3/1 Crossing this thick thorn-bush country in the face of the opposition of a numerous army elated by recent success.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	thorn-bush
释义	thorn-bushn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthorn-bush. Any bush that bears thorns; e.g. a hawthorn, a bramble. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [noun] > thorn-tree thorna700 brierc1000 thorn-bushc1330 nettle bush?c1475 thorn-tree1483 thornlet1865 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 9 A suynhird smote he to dede vnder a thorn busk. 1483 Cath. Angl. 384/1 A Thorne buske, spinetum. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges ix. 15 Then sayde all the trees vnto the thorne buszshe: Come thou, and be kynge ouer vs. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. i. 253 I the man ith Moone, this thorne bush my thorne bush, and this dogge my dogge. View more context for this quotation 1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign xi. 281 I lay up during the heat of the day with a waterproof sheet spread over a thorn-bush as a shelter from the sun. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 3/1 Crossing this thick thorn-bush country in the face of the opposition of a numerous army elated by recent success. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1330
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