cockspur

cockspur
/kok"sperr'/, n.
1. a North American hawthorn, Crataegus crus-galli, having leathery, toothed leaves and red fruit, cultivated as a small ornamental tree.
2. a gaslight burner having three jets.
[1585-95; for cock's spur]

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