PRAYING MANTIS
NOUNS
1841 ► a praying mantis → SOOTHSAYER → Amer. dial.
1843 ► a praying mantis → DEVIL’S MARE → Amer. dial.
1859 ► a praying mantis → REARHORSE → Amer. dial.
1868 ► a praying mantis → WOOD-HORSE → Amer. dial.
1869 ► a praying mantis → DEVIL’S RIDING HORSE → Amer. dial.
1883 ► a praying mantis → DEVIL’S HORSE → Amer. dial.
1888 ► a praying mantis → JOHNNY COCKHORSE → Amer. dial.
1908 ► a praying mantis → WOODEN HORSE → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a praying mantis → DEVIL HORSE → Amer. dial.
1941 ► a praying mantis → DEVILS DARNING NEEDLE → Amer. dial.
1950 ► a praying mantis → JOHNNY COCKAW → Amer. dial.
1950 ► a praying mantis → JOHNNY CROOKHORSE → Amer. dial.
1965 ► a praying mantis → DEVIL’S RIDY HORSE → Amer. dial.
1966 ► a praying mantis → GRANDDADDY → Amer. dial.
1966 ► a praying mantis → PISS MARE → Amer. dial.
1966 ► a praying mantis → PRAYER BEETLE → Amer. dial.
1966 ► a praying mantis → PRAYER BUG → Amer. dial.
1967 ► a praying mantis → JIMMY LONGLEGS → Amer. dial.
1967 ► a praying mantis → PREACHER BUG → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a praying mantis → BROOMSTICK → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a praying mantis → EAR SEWER → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a praying mantis → HAYMAKER → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a praying mantis → NEEDLE BUG → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a praying mantis → NIGHTSTICK → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a praying mantis → PRAYING GROMPUS → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a praying mantis → PRAYING HORSE → Amer. dial.
1969 ► a praying mantis → DEVIL’S HORSE FLY → Amer. dial.
1969 ► a praying mantis → GRANDMOTHER’S DARNING NEEDLE → Amer. dial.
1969 ► a praying mantis → OLD GRANDDAD → Amer. dial.
1969 ► a praying mantis → OLD GRANDDAD HIPPETY HOP → Amer. dial.
1969 ► a praying mantis → PRAYING SEXTON → Amer. dial.
1970 ► a praying mantis → NEEDLE → Amer. dial.