"thornbak" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɔrnˌbak/ Forms: thornebakkes [plural], thornbacke [alternative], thornbake [alternative], thornebacke [alternative], thornebake [alternative], thornebakke [alternative], þornebake [alternative]
Etymology: From thorn + bak. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|thorn|bak}} thorn + bak Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} thornbak, {{enm-noun|thornebakkes}} thornbak (plural thornebakkes)
  1. The thornback ray (Raja clavata).
    Sense id: en-thornbak-enm-noun-lx01zJiz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Fish Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Fish: 48 52
  2. The stickleback (member of the family Gasterosteidae).
    Sense id: en-thornbak-enm-noun-yIg0P09Z Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fish Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Fish: 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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