house spider
noun
any largish dark spider of the genus Tegenaria that is common in houses, such as the cardinal spider
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How to use house spider in a sentence
Her universal remedy was a large house-spider alive, and enveloped in treacle or preserve.
Once a large house-spider suddenly and silently appeared upon the sheet that covered the breast of the dead.
Children of the Mist | Eden PhillpottsIn the web of the house spider, I make a round hole, two fingers wide.
The Life of the Spider | J. Henri FabreThis is a house spider, common in America and Europe, and probably imported.
The Common Spiders of the United States | James Henry EmertonThe house-spider conceals itself in a cell, which is constructed below the web, and at a distance from it.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) | Alexander Pope
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