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Definition of Boar thistle
1. Noun. European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States.
Exact synonyms: Bull Thistle, Cirsium Lanceolatum, Cirsium Vulgare, Spear Thistle
Generic synonyms: Plume Thistle, Plumed Thistle
Generic synonyms: Plume Thistle, Plumed Thistle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boar Thistle
Literary usage of Boar thistle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"BOAR-SEG. A pig kept as a traían for three or four years. Salop. A gelded boar
is called a boar-stag. BOAR-THISTLE. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1847)
"... for the ware to stand on, and to keep it from sticking to the shrager." Staff.
BOBBY. (1) To strike ; to hit. BOAR-THISTLE. ..."
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