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clothes-louse

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A louse, Pediculus vestimenti. Also called body-louse.

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  • The indication, therefore, was that if any insect is the carrier, it is neither the flea nor the bug, but probably the clothes-louse.

    More Science From an Easy Chair 1888

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