attercop
/ (ˈætəkɒp) /
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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
attenuate, attenuated, attenuated virus, attenuation, attenuator, attercop, attest, attestation, attested, attested form, att. gen.
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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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