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stubwort (ˈstʌbwɜːt) [f. stub n. + wort. Cf. stab-wort stab n.1 5, stob-wort.] The Wood-sorrel, Oxalis acetosella.1541 Bk. Properties Herbs A vj, This herbe Alleluya men call it wodsore or stubworte. 1583 L. M[ascall] Prof. Bk. Remedies 3 Take an hearbe called wood sorrel, or stubwort which..groweth...
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stobwort
† ˈstobwort Obs. [? f. stob n.1] Woodsorrel: = stab-wort, stubwort.1597 Gerarde Herbal Suppl., Stobwort is Oxys. 1665 Lovell Herbal (ed. 2) 417 Stob-wort, see Wood sorrel.
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stab
▪ I. stab, n.1 (stæb) Also 5–7 stabbe, 6 stappe. [Related to stab v. Cf. mod.Sc. stab, a large needle, a prickle.] The form stappe in quot. 1583 may possibly be a distinct word, but has not been found elsewhere. 1. A wound produced by stabbing.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 471/1 Stabbe, or wownde of smytynge,...
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cuckoo-spit
▪ I. † ˈcuckoo-ˌspit1 Obs. [f. spit, a slender bar.] = cuckoo-pint.c 1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 21 Barba aaron..cokkowe-spitte. 1587 L. Mascall Govt. Cattle (1627) 267 With the iuyce of cuckospit, and salt, and stubwort mixt, and rub it therewith.▪ II. ˈcuckoo-ˌspit2 [f. spit, expectoration; the po...
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