skewerwood

skewerwood
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. dialect England : a spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus)
2. dialect England : red dogwood

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/skyooh"euhr wood'/, n. Brit. Dial.
1. the spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus.
2. the red dogwood, Cornus sanguinea.
[1775-85; SKEWER + WOOD1]

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  • skewerwood — /skyooh euhr wood /, n. Brit. Dial. 1. the spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus. 2. the red dogwood, Cornus sanguinea. [1775 85; SKEWER + WOOD1] * * * …   Universalium

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