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Definition of Elshins

1. elshin [n] - See also: elshin

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Elshins

eloquent eloquently elpee elpees els Elsass Elsa Schiaparelli Elschnig's spots Elschnig pearls else

else(ip) elsewhere elsewhere elsewise elshin elshins (current term) elsholtzia elsin elsins Elspar

elt eltchi eltchis elts eluant eluant eluants eluate eluate eluates

Literary usage of Elshins

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1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Inula Helenium, L. — Hal. Wr. This seems to be a corruption or misreading of Elfe-dock, which see. elshins (ie awls, in allusion to the long-pointed fruits) ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"... unlearned conjecture that therewith our first parents stitched the primitive robe. I have recently heard it called elshins, ie, awls ; and the Deil's ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Wr. This seems to be a corruption or misreading of Elfe-dock, which see. elshins (('. c. awls, in allusion to the long-pointed fruits). ..."

4. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"... unlearned conjecture that therewith our first parents stitched the primitive robe. I have recently heard it called elshins, ie, awls ; and the Deil's ..."

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