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Blackthorn
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A species of Crataegus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
(2):
(n.) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Blackthorn'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/blackthorn.html. 1828.