thornbak

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thornbacke, thornbake, thornebacke, thornebake, thornebakke, þornebake

Etymology

From thorn +‎ bak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔrnˌbak/

Noun

thornbak (plural thornebakkes)

1. The thornback ray (Raja clavata).
2. The stickleback (member of the family Gasterosteidae).

Descendants

• English: thornback

References

• “thorn-bak, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.