body louse
noun
See under louse (def. 1).
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Origin of body louse
First recorded in 1565–75
Words nearby body louse
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Example sentences from the Web for body louse
I'm in the right cue now, as brisk as a body-louse, and as merry as a beggar.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois RabelaisBrisk as a body-louse she trips,Clean as a penny drest; Sweet as a rose her breath and lips,Round as the globe her breast.
The Book of Humorous Verse|VariousIt is a disease of poverty and war, and is spread largely by the body-louse, as happened in Serbia in 1915.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
Medical definitions for body louse
body louse
n.
A parasitic louse that infests the body and clothes of humans.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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