Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
weevil .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
weevil .
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- noun Obsolete form of
weevil .
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Examples
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Prior to the coming of the boll wevil, cotton was considered as being the chief money crop of the South.
From Captivity to Fame or The Life of George Washington Carver Raleigh Howard Merritt 1929
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The boll wevil -- its a beetle that's less than a quarter of an inch long, but capable of destroying entire crops of cotton.
Expecting Rain 2009
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