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sloebush

noun

Etymology

From sloe + bush.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻ — “to grow”
  2. inherited from *buskaz✻ — “bush, thicket”
  3. inherited from *busk✻
  4. inherited from *busċ✻
  5. inherited from bush
  6. compounded as sloebush — “sloe + bush”

Definitions

  1. The blackthorn.

    • Now raspberries grow above me, On a rocking twig of a sloebush a robin chirps.
    • Rose, leaning across the top of a sloebush, maintained her balance with some difficulty and gradually eased herself back to an upright position before turning to the girl.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA