A thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits.
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Examples for "blackthorn"
Examples for "blackthorn"
1In blackthorn the long-tailed tit builds the domed nest every one admires.
2Hawthorn and blackthorn are two of our most welcome and useful plants.
3He selected a blackthorn, twirled it, saluted, and posed before the mirror.
4We carried blackthorn cudgels to protect us from gamekeepers, lords and dogs.
5They would not let any one cut a blackthorn shoot on Hallowe'en.
1Another drink that is equally enjoyable but for different reasons is sloe gin.
2The leaves of the ash and the sloe are used to adulterate tea.
3The sloe, which is the blackthorn, comes still earlier and has fewer leaves.
4The sloe-eyed gipsy children swinging on his gates were whipped down.
5She had black, streaming hair, sloe eyes, and an arch expression.
1The patient had swallowed a thorn of the Prunus spinosa (Linn.