Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old spelling of
weevil .
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Examples
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Note 1: weevil was wrongly spelled "weavil" on the original issue of this song by Paramount Records;
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The bo or boll weevil or weavil is a grayish weevil, super-family of beetles, that infests the cotton plant and feeds on the squares and bolls. drawing;
Jimmy Reed Lyrics 2009
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I'm gonna sing these blues to ease the bo-weavil's lonesome mind
Ma Rainey Lyrics 2009
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Bo-weavil's here, bo-weavil's everywhere you'll go
Ma Rainey Lyrics 2009
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Hey, hey, bo-weavil, don't sing them blues no more
Ma Rainey Lyrics 2009
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Note 1: bo or boll weevil or weavil, a grayish weevil, super-family of beetles that infests the cotton plant and feeds on the squares and bolls. drawing
Bessie Smith Lyrics 2009
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Note 1: bo or boll weevil or weavil, a grayish weevil, super-family of beetles, that infests the cotton plant and feeds on the squares and bolls. drawing
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Note 1: bo or boll weevil or weavil, a grayish weevil, super-family of beetles, that infests the cotton plant and feeds on the squares and bolls. drawing.
Ma Rainey Lyrics 2009
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Boll weavil gotten Mississippi, and the women wants me
Kansas City Leiber, Stoller 1974
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Boll weavil gotten Mississippi, and the women wants me
Kansas City Leiber, Stoller 1974
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