Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A forest-bug.
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Examples
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As long as the wood-bug gives off a fetid odour, when it flies; as long as the noisy bitch is forced by nature to litter blind pups, so long shall peace be forbidden.
Peace 2000
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As long as the wood-bug gives off a fetid odour, when it flies; as long as the noisy bitch is forced by nature to litter blind pups, so long shall peace be forbidden.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes
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HIEROCLES As long as the wood-bug gives off a fetid odour, when it flies; as long as the noisy bitch is forced by nature to litter blind pups, so long shall peace be forbidden.
Peace 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes
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