Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The larva of a European liparid moth, Dasychira pudibunda.
- noun A tool used for drawing hop-poles out of the ground.
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If you ask them, they will find you a 'hop-dog,' a handsome green caterpillar marked with black velvet stripes and downy bands between.
Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Richard Jefferies 1867
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