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COCKSPUR

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cock⋅spur

[kok-spur]
–noun
1. a North American hawthorn, Crataegus crus-galli, having leathery, toothed leaves and red fruit, cultivated as a small ornamental tree.
2. a gaslight burner having three jets.

Origin:
1585–95; for cock's spur
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