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before 900; Middle English wevel, Old English wifel; cognate with Old High German wibil beetle; akin to wave
before 900; Middle English wevel, Old English wifel; cognate with Old High German wibil beetle; akin to wave
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Weevil
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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World English Dictionary
| weevil (ˈwiːvɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also boll weevil Also called: snout beetle any beetle of the family Curculionidae, having an elongated snout (rostrum): they are pests, feeding on plants and plant products |
| 2. | pea weevil, Also called: bean weevil any of various beetles of the family Bruchidae (or Lariidae), the larvae of which live in the seeds of leguminous plants |
| 3. | any of various similar or related beetles |
| [Old English wifel; related to Old High German wibil; compare Old Norse tordӯfill dungbeetle] | |
| 'weevily | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
weevil
O.E. wifel "small beetle," from P.Gmc. *webilaz (cf. O.S. wibil, O.H.G. wibil, Ger. Wiebel "beetle, chafer," O.N. tordyfill "dung beetle"), cognate with Lith. vabalas "beetle," from PIE base *webh- "to weave," also "to move quickly" (see weave). The sense gradually narrowed
EXPANDto a particular kind of beetle that, in larval or adult stages, bores into plants, often destroying them.
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