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Thorn
Thorn
n.
A
hard
and
sharp
-
pointed
projection
from
a
woody
stem
;
usually
, a
branch
so
transformed
; a
spine
.
Thorn
n.
Any
shrub
or
small
tree
which
bears
thorns
;
especially
,
any
species
of
the
genus
Crataegus
, as
the
hawthorn
,
whitethorn
,
cockspur
thorn
.
Thorn
n.
Fig
.:
That
which
pricks
or
annoys
as a
thorn
;
anything
troublesome
;
trouble
;
care
.
Thorn
n.
The
name
of
the
Anglo
-
Saxon
letter
/,
capital
form
/. It
was
used
to
represent
both
of
the
sounds
of
English
th, as in
thin
,
then
. So
called
because
it
was
the
initial
letter
of
thorn
, a
spine
.
Thorn
v. t.
To
prick
, as
with
a
thorn
.
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