attercop
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English ātorcoppe (“spider”), corresponding to atter (“poison, venom”) + cop (“head”). The latter is still to be found in the English word cobweb.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈætəkɒp/
Noun [edit]
attercop (plural attercops)
- (obsolete except in dialects or Tolkien) A spider.
- (obsolete except in dialects) A peevish or ill-natured person.
