grub
noun
the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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We will grub up a few roots; perhaps Mrs. Charlton would like them for her wild garden shrubbery.
From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by W. (William) Houghton