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boll weevil
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noun
a snout beetle, Anthonomus grandis, that attacks the bolls of cotton.
Informal. (especially in the U.S. Congress) a Southern Democrat with conservative views who often votes with the Republicans as part of a Southern or conservative power bloc.
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Origin of boll weevil
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Words nearby boll weevil
Bollinger body, bollito misto, bollix, bollocking, bollocks, boll weevil, bollworm, Bollywood, bolo, bologna, bologna sausage
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British Dictionary definitions for boll weevil
boll weevil
noun
a greyish weevil, Anthonomus grandis, of the southern US and Mexico, whose larvae live in and destroy cotton bollsSee also weevil (def. 1)
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