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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Gorse

/gôrs/ · IPA /ɡɔɹs/
01 n. Furze. See Furze.
  1. 1.
    Furze. See Furze.(Bot.) See: Furze
    “The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse.” — Cowper.
Phrases & compounds
Gorse bird — the European linnet; -- called also gorse hatcher.
Gorse chat — the winchat.
Gorse duck — the corncrake; -- called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.