The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cockspur \Cock"spur\, n. (Bot.) A variety of Crat[ae]gus, or hawthorn ( Crat[ae]gus Crus-galli), having long, straight thorns; -- called also Cockspur thorn.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The spur of a gamecock 2 Any of several unrelated thorny shrubs
WordNet
n. widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn: orchard grass, cocksfoot, Dactylis glomerata]
small spiny West Indian tree [syn: Pisonia aculeata]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "cockspur".
The sharp right turn into Pall Mall at the bottom of the downslope nearly sent them tumbling wheels over bucket down Cockspur Street, but the cherrypicker righted itself and hastened on.
The small figures of the individual dancers may be all dyed, with the entire back-part of an ostrich floating behind their heads, and the bold cavalier-like cockspurs made of Colobus-monkey skin at the heels, they cannot help looking spread and scattered under the tall trees.