Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coarse species of sorrel, Rumex Hydrolapathum: same as
water-dock .
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Examples
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And while you are pulling the chickweed out of their garden yours will get all overgrown with horse-sorrel and mullen stalks.
The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony 1867
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The great gate was never opened, no vehicle of any kind was admitted to pass through it, and a thick growth of horse-sorrel, both without and within the great oaken wings, bore witness to the fact.
Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864
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