Lexicographical Neighbors of Thristle
Literary usage of Thristle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"There are five kinds of thistles common in Scotland—the burr or horse thristle;
... the moss thristle; the swine ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1869)
"With respect to the two cases of thristle, the circumstances set out in the cases
do not, as matter of fact, justify a verdict of guilty; ..."
3. A Selection of Cases and Other Authorities Upon Criminal Law by Joseph Henry Beale (1915)
"REGINA V. thristle. It appeared that the prisoner borrowed a horse, under pretence
... The prisoner, William thristle, was indicted at the Worcester Quarter ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"... a cunning buffoon, walking in the woods at Capheaton, and laying his hands
upon a large holly tree, exclaimed, 'Ah, what a muckle thristle. ..."
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