seed tick
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seed tick
An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Flea bite hard, flea bite quick; Flea bite burn lak dat seed tick.
From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Talley, Thomas Washington
It is also a splendid thing for brushing off that terrible little insect, the seed tick.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham
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