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scouring rush

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scouring rush

–noun
any of certain horsetails, esp. Equisetum hyemale, used for scouring and polishing.
Also called Dutch rush.


Origin:
1810–20

horse⋅tail

[hawrs-teyl]
–noun
1. Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
2. a horse's tail formerly used as a Turkish military standard or as an ensign of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with the rank.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME horse tayle. See horse, tail 1
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scour·ing rush   (skour'ĭng)
n.  Any of several species of horsetail, especially Equisetum hyemale, having rough-ridged stems formerly used for scouring utensils.
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