Kentish balsam, the dog's mercury, Mercurialis perennis ; (2) — crow, the hooded crow, Corvus comix; (3) — fire, prolonged and organized applause ; (4) — grape, a variety of hop ; (5) — longtails, the
Kentish balsam, the dog's mercury, Mercurialis perennis ; (2) — crow, the hooded crow, Corvus comix; (3) — fire, prolonged and organized applause ; (4) — grape, a variety of hop ; (5) — longtails, the bearded wild oat-grass, Avenafatua ; (6) -man, (a) a name given by the inhabitants of the Weald to persons who live in other parts of the cou
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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Cornish diamonds, crystals of quartz ; (2) — hair, the rough wool of ancient Cornish sheep ; (3) — hug, a peculiar grip used by Cornish wrestlers ; (4) — Jack, the Cornish chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus ; (5) — organ, the bellows ; (6) —pheasant, the magpie, Pica rustica.
(UK) , a weed that harms wheat crops.
Blackgrass has two distinct regional meanings. In the UK, blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) is a seriously problematic grass weed that infests wheat and cereal crops, causing significant yield losses and notorious for developing resistance to herbicides — a major agricultural concern in arable farming. In the US, blackgrass refers to a salt marsh plant (Juncus gerardii or similar species) used historically for facing and stabilising dikes. The UK agricultural sense is by far the more culturally prominent in current usage.
(UK, regional, obsolete) The plant ragwort.