1. (n.) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.

2. (n.) A species of Crataegus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.

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