Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The hardhack; also, Spiræa salicifolia. See Spiræa.

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  • noun Spiraea tomentosa, a plant with narrow pyramidal clusters of flowers and a dense woolly tomentum.

Etymologies

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steeple +‎ bush

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Examples

  • Silent Poem backroad leafmold stonewall chipmunk underbrush grapevine woodchuck shadblow woodsmoke cowbarn honeysuckle woodpile sawhorse bucksaw outhouse wellsweep backdoor flagstone bulkhead buttermilk candlestick ragrug firedog brownbread hilltop outcrop cowbell buttercup whetstone thunderstorm pitchfork steeplebush gristmill millstone cornmeal waterwheel watercress buckwheat firefly jewelweed gravestone groundpine windbreak bedrock weathercock snowfall starlight cockcrow

    Marching (100x15) Bruce Schauble 2008

  • Silent Poem backroad leafmold stonewall chipmunk underbrush grapevine woodchuck shadblow woodsmoke cowbarn honeysuckle woodpile sawhorse bucksaw outhouse wellsweep backdoor flagstone bulkhead buttermilk candlestick ragrug firedog brownbread hilltop outcrop cowbell buttercup whetstone thunderstorm pitchfork steeplebush gristmill millstone cornmeal waterwheel watercress buckwheat firefly jewelweed gravestone groundpine windbreak bedrock weathercock snowfall starlight cockcrow

    Archive 2008-02-01 Bruce Schauble 2008

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  • "Steeplebush flourished by some other name, lost ow, long before there were steeples."

    "Neon" by Carl Phillips, in Silverchest (p 24)

    July 22, 2013

  • is that supposed to be now, or does ow have a particular definition there? Obsolete spelling of oh?

    July 23, 2013