cockspur

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English cokkispore, equivalent to cock + spur.

"Gee!" said Sir John Cockspur. — The secret of Father Brown, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
After a stray job or two by the way, they drew up in the row upon the stand between Cockspur Street and Pall Mall. — At the Back of the North Wind, George MacDonald
The street was quiet;--but the sounds of the rapid vehicles in Cockspur Street met his ears;--and he wondered whether the post-chaise were yet approaching the dwelling. — The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4, George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

orchard grass, cocksfoot, Dactylis glomerata

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