blackbeetle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blackbeetle
Example Sentences
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She popped another blackbeetle into her mouth and then another, like someone with a bag of chocolate-covered raisins.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
Shouting would frighten a burglar, or a rat, but would have no effect on a blackbeetle, or a ghost.
From Happy-Thought Hall by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
A blackbeetle ran quickly across the gaudy oilcloth, and Michael sitting in this scrofulous kitchen had a presentiment that Daisy was right.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
He haunted the kitchen with the persistency of a blackbeetle, and became such a nuisance at last that Miss Hartley espoused his cause almost with enthusiasm.
From Salthaven by Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark)
Worst of all, I was victimised by the presence of a blackbeetle in a plate of clear soup served me at my club.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 22, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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