Phrase guide
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intj
An exclamation of surprise or welcoming of a guest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, obsolete
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noun
Fresh rushes that are spread on the floor of a house to welcome an honored guest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, historical, plural, plural-only
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noun
plural of green rush
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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History
Of the first and second senses, first appears in print c. 1546 in the writings of John Heywood. Second sense derives from the first.
