attercop
/ (ˈætəkɒp) /
noun archaic, or dialect
a spider
an ill-natured person
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Word Origin for attercop
Old English attorcoppa, from ātor poison and possibly cop head
Words nearby attercop
attenuant, attenuate, attenuated virus, attenuation, attenuator, attercop, attest, attestation, attested, attested form, attic
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The ettercap is the poison-spider, and should be spelt "Attercop."
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