A thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits.
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Examples for "blackthorn "
Examples for "blackthorn "
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.
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