■ noun
1》 a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.
2》 a ~y bush, shrub, or tree, especially a haw~.
3》 an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives δ and θ , eventually superseded by the digraph th .
Phrases
a ~ in someone's side (or flesh ) a source of continual annoyance or trouble.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~less adjective
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin; the OE letter was named from the word of which it was the first letter.