subs. (old).—The Shamrock. Also SHAMROOT.
1613. WITHER, Abuses Stript, and Whipt, I. 8.
| And for my clothing in a mantle goe, | |
| And feed on SHAM-ROOTS, as the Irish doe. |
1712. The Spectator, No. 455, 12 Aug. I could easily observe … the Spanish myrtle, the English oak, the Scotch thistle, the Irish SHAMBROGUE.
