cammock

Meaning

Noun

• The spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima (subspecies), syn. Ononis spinosa (species)), a plant with long, hard, crooked roots.
• Venus' comb (Scandix pecten-veneris (species)).
• A crooked stick, staff or club.

Origin

• From Middle English cammok ("{{taxlink"); Peucedanum officinale (species); Rhamnus cathartica}}, from Old English cammoc.
• From Middle English camboke; see cambuca for more.