cockspurs

Noun

cockspur (countable and uncountable, plural cockspurs)

1. (countable) A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.

   Synonyms:

   gaff

2. (uncountable) Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).

   Synonyms:

   barnyard millet, cockspur grass, common barnyard grass, Japanese millet, water grass

3. (countable) Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).

   Synonyms:

   cockspur thorn

4. (uncountable) Richard grass (Dactylis glomerata), a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass of Eurasia.
5. (countable) Pullback (Pisonia aculeata), a small West Indian tree.
6. (countable) Any member of species, formerly all of the genus Acacia, of several spiny trees, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia).

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