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Definition of dog bramble in English:

dog bramble

(also dog's bramble)

noun

  • Any of various thorny shrubs; specifically †(a) the caper bush, Capparis spinosa (obsolete).

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Maplet (d. 1592), writer on natural philosophy. In some forms from the genitive of dog + bramble.

Pronunciation

dog bramble

/ˈdɒɡ ˌbrambl/