cockspur

cock·spur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kok-spur]
- /ˈkɒkˌspɜr/
- /kˈɒkspʊə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kok-spur]
- /ˈkɒkˌspɜr/

Definitions of cockspur word

noun cockspur a spur on the leg of a cock 3
noun cockspur an annual grass, Echinochloa crus-galli, widely distributed in tropical and warm temperate regions 3
noun cockspur a small thorny North American hawthorn tree, Crataegus crus-galli 3
noun cockspur the spur of a rooster 3
noun cockspur a hawthorn (Crataegus crusgalli) having long thorns 3
noun cockspur a North American hawthorn, Crataegus crus-galli, having leathery, toothed leaves and red fruit, cultivated as a small ornamental tree. 1

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Origin of cockspur

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; for cock's spur

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Parts of speech for Cockspur

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cockspur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cockspur usage trend in Literature

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