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scouring rush

scour rush
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skouuh r, skou-er ruhsh]
    • /skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər rʌʃ/
    • /skaʊər rʌʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skouuh r, skou-er ruhsh]
    • /skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər rʌʃ/

Definitions of scouring rush words

  • noun scouring rush any of certain horsetails, especially Equisetum hyemale, used for scouring and polishing. 1
  • noun scouring rush any of several horsetails, esp Equisetum hyemale, that have rough-ridged stems and were formerly used for scouring and polishing 0
  • noun scouring rush horsetail (sense 2) 0
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Origin of scouring rush

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Scouring rush

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Scouring rush

scouring rush popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

scouring rush usage trend in Literature

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