This spring was in a dell, and the furze, brambles, junipers and thistles around it were so thick, that a real wolf might easily have chosen the spot as a lurking place.
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Thistles
Synonyms for "thistles" (78 found)
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Whoever despises thistles has only to tread on them barefoot.
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Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herbs of the earth. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.
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Pull all the thistles out of this bed.
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