حسك

Etymology
From, , from of similar meaning suffixed with , later also understood as  + , the  again added in , , , , ,  meaning.

Noun

 * 1) puncture-vine, caltrop
 * 2) thistle
 * 3) any prickly plant
 * 4) (dialectal) thorns
 * 5) (dialectal) fishbones
 * 1) (dialectal) thorns
 * 2) (dialectal) fishbones

Usage notes
Note that this very was used as a weapon, to serve as an impediment to the enemy in war, and that there were also figurative uses of the noun or root derivations related to rough disposition or rancour.