CATERPILLAR
NOUNS
► ASP a caterpillar with stinging hairs → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BEAR ► BEAR CATERPILLAR a hairy caterpillar → 1935 Amer. dial.
► BEAR-WORM a hairy caterpillar → 1608 obs.
► BLIGHT a caterpillar; anything which destroys garden produce → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CANKER a caterpillar, a grub → 1787 Eng. dial.
► FIELD-PUSSY the hairy caterpillar of the tiger-moth → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FURRY a hairy caterpillar → 1598 obs.
► HAIRIE WILLIE the woolly bear caterpillar → 1837 Sc.
► HAIRY BROTAG a large hairy caterpillar → 1902 Sc.
► HAIRY-GRANDA a large hairy caterpillar → 1931 Sc.
► HAIRY-GRANFER a very large, hairy caterpillar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAIRY-GRANNIE a large hairy caterpillar → 1931 Sc.
► HAIRY-HOOBIT ► HAIRY-HUBERT ► HAIRY OOBIT ► HAIRY WOOBIT ► HAIRY WOOBUD the woolly bear caterpillar → 1868 Sc.
► HAIRY HORSE a hairy caterpillar → 1966 Amer. dial.
► HAIRY MAN the woolly bear caterpillar → 1956 Sc.
► HAIRY-MILNER a very large, hairy caterpillar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAIRY-PALMER a very large, hairy caterpillar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAIRY-TAILOR a very large, hairy caterpillar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HAIRY WORM a very large, hairy caterpillar → 1905 Eng. & Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► KAILIE-WORM a caterpillar → 1825 Sc.
► KAIL-WORM ► KALE-WORM a caterpillar → 1772 Sc.
► MALESHAG ► MALLEYSHAG ► MALLISHAG ► MALTSHAG ► MOLESHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages → 1777 Eng. dial.
► MALSHAVE a caterpillar → 1000 obs.
► MALSHRAG a caterpillar → 1398 obs.
► MALTSCALE the common green caterpillar → 1856 Eng. dial.
► MARLY-SCRARLY the common green caterpillar → 1856 Eng. dial.
► MASCALE ► MASKEL ► MASKELL ► MASKILL the common green caterpillar → 1856 Eng. dial.
► MAUL-SCRAWL ► MAWL-SCRAWL the common green caterpillar → 1856 Eng. dial.
► MEASURING-BUG a caterpillar → 19C Eng. dial.
► MEASURING WORM a caterpillar → 1844 Amer. dial.
► MILLER a hairy caterpillar, esp. the caterpillar of the tiger-moth → 1883 Eng. dial.
► MILLER’S DOG a hairy caterpillar → 1777 Eng. dial.
► MUSKEL the common green caterpillar → 1856 Eng. dial.
► NANNY-VIPER a caterpillar → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OOBIT ► UBIT a long, hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth, from its woolly appearance → 1790 Sc.
► PILLERCAT a caterpillar → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► TAILOR a caterpillar → 19C Eng. dial.
► TAPE MEASURE a caterpillar → 1967 Amer. dial.
► VOWBET a caterpillar; esp. the caterpillar of the tiger-moth → 1809 Sc.
► WEATHER WORM a hairy caterpillar → 1968 Amer. dial.
► WOOLLY a hairy caterpillar → 1968 Amer. dial.
► YELLOW BEAR a woolly bear, a hairy caterpillar → 1841 Amer. dial.
► YELLOW WOOLLY BEAR a woolly bear, a hairy caterpillar → 1885 Amer. dial.
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