cabbage bug

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noun

harlequin bug.

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Origin of cabbage bug

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby cabbage bug

cabane, cabaret, cabaret tax, cabbage, cabbage aphid, cabbage bug, cabbage butterfly, cabbagehead, cabbage lettuce, cabbage looper, cabbage moth

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How to use cabbage bug in a sentence

There was also the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, and the cookie diet.
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I was thinking about retiring from modeling, but spending that time with them rekindled that bug.
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But is bug protein really any better than traditional protein sources, like chicken, or your go-to protein powder?
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Read on to find out what you need to know before whipping up bug-infused banana bread.
Is Cricket Flour the New Protein Powder?|DailyBurn|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Underneath, a miniature version of the bug-crazy man is revealed, himself thwacking away in an alternate dimension.
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What of the infinite goodness of God in teaching the grub of the ichneumon-fly to eat up the cabbage caterpillar alive?
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Beans and bacon, cabbage and brown hard dumplings, formed the bill of fare, which the men washed down with plenty of table beer.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The men stood around bug-eyed and stared incredulously—all but High-Pockets.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
They never do anything but eat cabbage and cause gardeners to use bad language.
The Whale and the Grasshopper|Seumas O'Brien
And they both think of the cabbage soup steaming in the pot that hangs from the hook right under the great chimney.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for cabbage bug

cabbage bug

noun

another name for the harlequin bug

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