cockspur

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cockspur

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From Middle English cokkispore, equivalent to cock + spur.

noun cockspurs · cock's-spur

countable A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
Similar: gaff
uncountable Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
Similar: barnyard millet, cockspur grass, common barnyard grass, Japanese millet, water grass
countable Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
Similar: cockspur thorn
uncountable Richard grass (Dactylis glomerata), a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass of Eurasia.
countable Pullback (Pisonia aculeata), a small West Indian tree.
countable Any member of species, formerly all of the genus Acacia, of several spiny trees, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia).
uncountable Burgrass (Cenchrus echinatus).
countable, uncountable Maltese star thistle (Centaurea melitensis), an annual European weed, naturalized in North and South America.
countable Any member of the species Casearia aculeata of shrubs and trees, of dry biomes of the tropical Americas.

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@misc{cockspur_2026,
  title = {cockspur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cockspur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}