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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree. archaic, uncountable, usually

Etymology

From prick + wood, so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs.

Related phrases

euonymus europaeusspindle tree

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