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Noun

sow thistle ‎(plural sow thistles)

1. Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.vi:

     The decoction of the roots of sow-thistle before meat, by the same author is much approved.

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