attercop
/ (ˈætəkɒp) /
nounarchaic, or dialect
a spider
an ill-natured person
Origin of attercop
1Old English attorcoppa, from ātor poison and possibly cop head
Words Nearby attercop
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How to use attercop in a sentence
The ettercap is the poison-spider, and should be spelt "attercop."
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