attercop

/ (ˈætəkɒp) /

noun archaic, or dialect

a spider

an ill-natured person

Words nearby attercop

attenuant, attenuate, attenuated virus, attenuation, attenuator, attercop, attest, attestation, attested, attested form, attic

Word Origin for attercop

Old English attorcoppa, from ātor poison and possibly cop head

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The ettercap is the poison-spider, and should be spelt "Attercop."
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