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steeplebushes

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stee⋅ple⋅bush

[stee-puhl-boosh]
–noun
the hardhack.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; steeple + bush 1 ; so called because of its steeplelike blossom shoots
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stee·ple·bush   (stē'pəl-bŏŏsh')   
n.  See hardhack.
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