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