"prickwood" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prickwoods [plural]
Etymology: From prick + wood, so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|prick|wood}} prick + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} prickwood (usually uncountable, plural prickwoods)
  1. (archaic) A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree. Wikipedia link: Euonymus europaeus Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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