单词 | live thorn |
释义 | > as lemmaslive thorn live thorn adj. [after quickthorn n.] constructed of quickthorn; cf. live fence n. ΚΠ 1847 R. S. Surtees Hawbuck Grange xii. 237 ‘Crash’ the wearer went through a rotten wattled hurdle; ‘swich’ he divided a live thorn fence. 1893 Daily News 29 June 5/2 Enclosed with a strong live-thorn palisade impenetrable to arrows. 1986 J. Derrett in Stud. New Test. V. 89 An extended palisade of stakes, well planted at an angle, filled with a live thorn hedge. < as lemmas |
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