Attercrop

/ˈætərˌkrɒp/ noun

Definition

An obsolete or dialectal variant possibly related to attercop; a spider or venomous creature.

Etymology

A variant form of 'attercop,' possibly with 'crop' (meaning head or end) substituted for 'cop.' The term is extremely rare and appears primarily in specialized etymological studies.

Kelly Says

This word is so obscure that it barely appears in any modern dictionaries—it's the kind of linguistic ghost that etymologists hunt through medieval manuscripts to prove it ever existed.

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