THORN, THORNY
ADJECTIVES
► PICKY thorny, prickly, scratchy → c1970 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► DALK ► DAWK a thorn, a prickle or spine of a thorn → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► JAG a thorn, a prickle; something which causes a sting → c1800 Sc.
► JAGGER a thorn or burr → 1923 Amer. dial.
► PRICKER a thorn, prickle, or burr, bramble → 1743 colloq.
► PRICKET a thorn, a prickle; a small sharp point or spike → 1663 obs.
► SCRABBLE thorns and briers; a stunted tree or shrub → 1904 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
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