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crotonbug
or Cro·ton bug
[ kroht-n-buhg ]
/ ˈkroʊt nˌbʌg /
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Origin of crotonbug
1855–60, Americanism; allegedly after the Croton Reservoir in Westchester Co., N.Y.; its opening in 1842 was supposedly coincident with a rise in New York City's cockroach population; see bug1
Words nearby crotonbug
crotchet, crotchety, crotchwood, croton, crotonaldehyde, crotonbug, Crotone, crotonic acid, crotonism, croton oil, crotoxin
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British Dictionary definitions for crotonbug
Word Origin for Croton bug
C19: named after the Croton river, whose water was piped to New York City in 1842
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