The story
From prick + wood, so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
prickwood
Today it means: A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree. Full definition →
Today it means: A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree. Full definition →
From prick + wood, so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.