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blackthorns

blackthorns is the plural of blackthorn.

Meaning of blackthorn

Noun

blackthorn (plural blackthorns)

  1. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
  2. A stick or staff taken from this tree.
    • Cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghost and goblins.1964, “The Rocky Road to Dublin” (track 8), in The Dubliners, performed by traditional

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Questions about blackthorns

What is blackthorns the plural of?
Blackthorns is the plural of blackthorn.

Words near blackthorns in the dictionary

  1. blacktail
  2. blacktails
  3. blackthorn
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  5. blackthorn winters
  6. blackthorns
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  8. blackthroats
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