Flea-louse

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• Flea

  ·vt To <<Flay>>. II. Flea ·noun An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. F...

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• Flea

  David at the cave of Adullam thus addressed his persecutor Saul (1 Sam. 24:14): "After whom is the k...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Flea

  an insect but twice mentioned in Scripture, viz., in (1 Samuel 24:14; 26:20) Fleas are abundant in t...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Louse

  ·vt To clean from lice. II. Louse ·noun Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. ·see <<Branchiura...

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• louse

  A gentleman's companion. He will never louse a grey head of his own; he will never live to be old. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Flea-beetle

  ·noun A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and ...

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• Flea-bite

  ·noun The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. II. Flea-bite ·noun A trifling wound ...

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• Flea-bitten

  ·adj Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face. II. Flea-bitten ·adj White, flecked with minute dots...

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• Water flea

  ·- Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphni...

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• flea bite

  A trifling injury. To send any one away with a flea in his ear; to give any one a hearty scolding. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• sand-flea

  (Genus, orchestra. Leach.) A small crustacea common along the shores of Long Island, and other sandy...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• beach-flea

  (Genus, orchestra. Leach.) A small crustacea common along the shores of Long Island, and other sandy...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• flea-bane

  (Erigeron Canadense.) One of the most hardy and common weeds. It propagates itself rapidly, and sinc...

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• beach-flea

  A small crustacean (Talitra) frequenting sandy shores. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Bark louse

  ·- An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines. ...

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• Sea louse

  ·- Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca, and allied genera, mostl...

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• Louse Hall

  In Aldersgate Street, near Bridgewater Gardens (Gent. Mag. Lib. XV. 32). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• crab louse

  A species of louse peculiar to the human body; the male is denominated a cock, the female a hen. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• dead-louse

  Vulgar pronunciation of the Dedalus ship of war. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• louse bag

  A black bag worn to the hair or wig. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• louse house

  The round house, cage, or any other place of confinement. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• louse ladder

  A stitch fallen in a stocking. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• louse land

  Scotland. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• louse trap

  A small toothed comb. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Sea wood louse

  ·- A sea slater. ...

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