bullbrier

[boo l-brahy-er] /ˈbʊlˌbraɪ ər/

noun

catbrier.

Origin of bullbrier

1850-1855

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; bull¹ + brier¹

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It led straight to the bullbrier thicket where the old beech partridge roosted.

Secret of the Woods William J. Long
Years later I crossed the old pasture and went straight to the bullbrier tangle.

Secret of the Woods William J. Long
One who walks in the woods at sunset sometimes hears it from a tangle of grapevine and bullbrier.

Ways of Wood Folk William J. Long

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