attercop UK
ˈætərˌkɑp
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Definition of attercop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
web creatureRareUKspider, especially a venomous or large oneRareUK
  • The old shed was full of attercops.
arachnid tarantula
2.
ill-natured personRareUKpeevish or ill-natured person, especially in dialectal useRareUK
  • He's such an attercop when things don't go his way.
curmudgeon grouch grump
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Origin of attercop

Old English, ātorcoppe (poison head)

Examples of attercop in a sentence

  • An attercop crawled across the window.
  • The old man was known as an attercop in the village.
  • Her attercop tendencies made her unpopular.

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  1. French:araignée, ronchon, ...
  2. German:Spinne, Griesgram, ...
  3. Italian:ragno, brontolone, ...
  4. Spanish:araña, gruñón, ...
  5. Portuguese:aranhiço, rabugento, ...
  6. Chinese:蜘蛛, 坏脾气的人, ...
  7. Japanese:毒グモ, 気難しい人, ...
  8. Arabic:عَنْكَبُوت, شخص سيئ الطبع, ...
  9. Hebrew:עַכָּבִישׁ, אָדָם רַגְזָן, ...
  10. Russian:паук, злюка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:павук, злюка, ...
  12. Hindi:मकड़ी, चिड़चिड़ा व्यक्ति, ...

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