Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An insect that breeds in grain; a weevil.
  • noun A Scotch contraction of behooved.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.

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  • contracted scotch?- put the 'we' in (we)evil?

    April 5, 2012

  • What is the 'boud' (baud) rate?

    April 5, 2012