goose grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of goose grass
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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There, well before sunset, Kehaar, flying westward down the Belt, spotted the rabbits lying up, all among the nettles and goose grass.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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Holly, gaunt, his staring pelt full of goose grass and fragments of burdock, was talking with the three hutch rabbits and reassuring them as best he could.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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Beyond him, some distance down the path, Hazel was combing the goose grass out of his coat and evidently listening to Fiver as they sat together under a rhododendron.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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I remembered being at Marcus’s party, sitting by the pool—then I was on the ship—but I had no idea how I’d ended up floating on a sea of sandspurs and goose grass.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Then he covered himself all over with trailing strands of goose grass and big burdocks and he even found ways to alter his smell.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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