"cockspur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cockspurs [plural], cock's-spur [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle English cokkispore, equivalent to cock + spur. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cokkispore}} Middle English cokkispore, {{com|en|cock|spur}} cock + spur Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cockspur (countable and uncountable, plural cockspurs)
  1. (countable) A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock. Tags: countable Synonyms: gaff Translations (blade): głóg ostrogowy [masculine] (Polish), xjooꞌ quilꞌö (San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo)
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-ZyRubHlY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Weapons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 18 4 12 6 10 16 5 Disambiguation of Weapons: 21 10 10 9 8 11 6 13 11 Disambiguation of 'blade': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (uncountable) Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: barnyard millet, cockspur grass, common barnyard grass, Japanese millet, water grass
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-axnz-al6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations, Acacias, Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 18 4 12 6 10 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 18 18 6 10 5 10 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 17 17 6 12 5 9 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 12 23 4 18 5 5 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations: 5 13 15 6 21 7 8 18 7 Disambiguation of Acacias: 6 12 12 3 18 22 6 17 3 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 3 22 9 10 14 7 21 11 3
  3. (countable) Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli). Tags: countable Synonyms: cockspur thorn
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-g4HYFOyk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations, Acacias, Pome fruits Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 18 4 12 6 10 16 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 13 36 4 10 4 7 13 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 18 18 6 10 5 10 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 17 17 6 12 5 9 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 12 23 4 18 5 5 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations: 5 13 15 6 21 7 8 18 7 Disambiguation of Acacias: 6 12 12 3 18 22 6 17 3 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 7 10 33 3 19 4 5 15 4
  4. (uncountable) Richard grass (Dactylis glomerata), a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass of Eurasia. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-YF3NdMBo Categories (other): Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 3 22 9 10 14 7 21 11 3
  5. (countable) Pullback (Pisonia aculeata), a small West Indian tree. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-CcUwWTA2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations, Acacias, Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 18 4 12 6 10 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 18 18 6 10 5 10 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 17 17 6 12 5 9 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 12 23 4 18 5 5 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations: 5 13 15 6 21 7 8 18 7 Disambiguation of Acacias: 6 12 12 3 18 22 6 17 3 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 3 22 9 10 14 7 21 11 3
  6. (countable) Any member of species, formerly all of the genus Acacia, of several spiny trees, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia). Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-CYW2S4QZ Categories (other): Acacias Disambiguation of Acacias: 6 12 12 3 18 22 6 17 3
  7. (uncountable) Burgrass (Cenchrus echinatus). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-slLLYr6R Categories (other): Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 3 22 9 10 14 7 21 11 3
  8. (uncountable, countable) Maltese star thistle (Centaurea melitensis), an annual European weed, naturalized in North and South America. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-Q8ionM82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations, Acacias, Paniceae tribe grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 18 4 12 6 10 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 18 18 6 10 5 10 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 17 17 6 12 5 9 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 12 23 4 18 5 5 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations: 5 13 15 6 21 7 8 18 7 Disambiguation of Acacias: 6 12 12 3 18 22 6 17 3 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 3 22 9 10 14 7 21 11 3
  9. (countable) Any member of the species Casearia aculeata of shrubs and trees, of dry biomes of the tropical Americas. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-cockspur-en-noun-eIZzdgwP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cockspur acacia (taxonomic: Vachellia cookii), cockspur burner, cockspur coral, cockspur coral tree (taxonomic: Erythrina crista-galli), cockspur flower (taxonomic: Plectranthus spp.), cockspur grass (taxonomic: Echinochloa crus-galli), cockspur hawthorn (taxonomic: Crataegus crus-galli), cockspur lamp, cockspur pricklypear (taxonomic: Opuntia pusilla), cockspur thorn (taxonomic: Maclura cochinchinensis)

Inflected forms

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        "A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ],
        [
          "gamecock",
          "gamecock"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gaff"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Barnyard grass",
          "barnyard grass#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "barnyard millet"
        },
        {
          "word": "cockspur grass"
        },
        {
          "word": "common barnyard grass"
        },
        {
          "word": "Japanese millet"
        },
        {
          "word": "water grass"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cockspur hawthorn",
          "cockspur hawthorn#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cockspur thorn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Richard grass (Dactylis glomerata), a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass of Eurasia."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Richard grass (Dactylis glomerata), a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass of Eurasia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pullback (Pisonia aculeata), a small West Indian tree."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pullback",
          "pullback#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Pullback (Pisonia aculeata), a small West Indian tree."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any member of species, formerly all of the genus Acacia, of several spiny trees, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Acacia",
          "Acacia#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Any member of species, formerly all of the genus Acacia, of several spiny trees, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Burgrass (Cenchrus echinatus)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Burgrass",
          "burgrass#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Burgrass (Cenchrus echinatus)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Maltese star thistle (Centaurea melitensis), an annual European weed, naturalized in North and South America."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, countable) Maltese star thistle (Centaurea melitensis), an annual European weed, naturalized in North and South America."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any member of the species Casearia aculeata of shrubs and trees, of dry biomes of the tropical Americas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biome",
          "biome"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Any member of the species Casearia aculeata of shrubs and trees, of dry biomes of the tropical Americas."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "azg",
      "lang": "San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo",
      "lang_code": "azg",
      "sense": "blade",
      "word": "xjooꞌ quilꞌö"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "blade",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "głóg ostrogowy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cockspur"
}

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