scouring rush
noun
: horsetail
especially : one (Equisetum hyemale) with strongly siliceous stems formerly used for scouring
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1818, in the meaning defined above
- queen's wreath
- queen's yellow
- queen's-delight
- queen's-delights
- queen's-flower
- queen's-flowers
- queen's-root
- queen's-roots
- queen-cup
- queen-in-council
- queen-in-parliament
- queen-size
- queendom
- queendoms
- queened
- queened (it over)
- queened it over
- queenfish
- queenhood
- queenhoods
- queenies
- queening
- queening (it over)
- queening it over
- queenings