attercop

/ ˈætəkɒp /

noun

1. a spider
2. an ill-natured person

Word History and Origins

Origin of attercop¹

Old English attorcoppa , from ātor poison and possibly cop head

Example Sentences

I, for one, would never call you an attercop.”

From Forbes

I, for one, would never call you an attercop.”

From Forbes

I, for one, would never call you an attercop.”

From Forbes

I, for one, would never call you an attercop.”

From Forbes

The ettercap is the poison-spider, and should be spelt "Attercop."

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