Gorse
11gorse — Furze Furze, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[ae]us}), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; called also {gorse}, and {whin}. The dwarf furze is {Ulex nanus}.… …
12Gorse — Double barrelled surnames are the (usually) Victorian equivalent of the 8th Century Anglo Saxon compound personal names. These were generally built up of two elements which individually had a meaning, but not when conjoined. They succeeded… …
13gorse — [OE] Gorse appears to mean etymologically ‘prickly bush’. It has been traced back to an Indo European source *ghrzddenoting ‘roughness’ or ‘prickliness’, which also produced German gerste ‘barley’. Of the plant’s other names, furze [OE] is of… …
14GORSE — Semi violent basketball game played exactly like HORSE with one exception: when you get a letter you also get punched by the other player. He proudly wore a black and blue bruise on his arm from yesterday s GORSE game …
15GORSE — Semi violent basketball game played exactly like HORSE with one exception: when you get a letter you also get punched by the other player. He proudly wore a black and blue bruise on his arm from yesterday s GORSE game …
16gorse — [[t]gɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gorse is a dark green bush that grows in Europe. It has small yellow flowers and sharp prickles …
17gorse — see when the gorse is out of bloom, kissing’s out of fashion …
18gorse — [OE] Gorse appears to mean etymologically ‘prickly bush’. It has been traced back to an Indo European source *ghrzddenoting ‘roughness’ or ‘prickliness’, which also produced German gerste ‘barley’. Of the plant’s other names, furze [OE] is of… …
19Gorse Hall — was the name given to two large houses in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, on a hill bordering Dukinfield. The first house, Old Gorse Hall , can be traced back to the 17th century and it probably dates from before this. Its ruins can… …
20Gorse bird — Gorse Gorse, n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.) Furze. See {Furze}. [1913 Webster] The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse. Cowper. [1913 Webster] {Gorse bird} (Zo[ o]l.), the European linnet; called… …
