cockspur

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It was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that it was generally used in residences The gas-burner first employed by Murdock received the name "cockspur" from the shape of the flame.

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  1. One of the sharp spurs on the legs of a male gallinaceous bird.
  2. A small wedge of clay or earthenware placed between articles of pottery to prevent their adhering during and after the process of glazing.
  3. In botany: A North American species of thorn, Cratægus Crus-galli, frequently cultivated as an ornamental shrub.
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  • It was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that it was generally used in residences The gas-burner first employed by Murdock received the name "cockspur" from the shape of the flame. —  Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization
  • My garments, Euan, are like to fall from me if these green cockspur thorns give way. " —  The Hidden Children
  • Large plains, with thorny jungles and bushes of the long cockspur thorn interspersed, formed the character of the ground. —  The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
  • The little lady hath no shoon, no skirt that holds together, save by the grace of cockspur thorns that bind the tatters. —  The Hidden Children
  • In the way of fruit-bearing shade trees he recommends sugar maple, flowering dogwood, white and cockspur thorn, native red mulberry, tupelo, black cherry, choke cherry, and mountain ash. —  The Bird Study Book
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