Dutch rush

American  

noun

1. scouring rush.

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Dutch rush British  

noun

1. Also called: scouring rush.  (sometimes not capital) a horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, whose siliceous stems have been used for polishing and scouring pots and pans

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Etymology

Origin of Dutch rush

First recorded in 1820–30

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Dutch rush

In “The Lost Carving” he describes analyzing photographs and singed fragments of the room and learning to sand with bits of a scratchy wetlands plant called Dutch rush.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2012

E. hyemale, commonly known as the Dutch rush, is much more abundant in Holland than in Britain; it is used for polishing purposes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various