| 单词 | prick-hedge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprick-hedge ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow > thorn-hedge thorn-hedge1560 prick-hedge1601 thorn-quick1755 stagger1793 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 510 This was at first practised with foot sets for a prick-hedge, namely by pitching down into the earth Elder, Quince-cuttings and brambles. 1611 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 302 He to sett a prick hedge betwixt the chappell and the dwelling howse. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 136 Prick-hedge, see Prick-nickle [a dry hedge of thorns, set to protect a newly planted fence]. < as lemmas |
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