thornbak

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === thornbacke, thornbake, thornebacke, thornebake, thornebakke, þornebake === Etymology === From thorn +‎ bak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθɔrnˌbak/ === Noun === thornbak (plural thornebakkes) The thornback ray (Raja clavata). 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 12 September 2018.