witchity grub

English

Noun

witchity grub (plural witchity grubs)

1. Alternative form of witchety grub
   • 1909, Readings in Descriptive and Historical Sociology, page 377:

     For example, the tribesmen of Central Australia, depending largely upon the witchity grub as a food supply, make bowers in imitation of the cocoon, and perform elaborate dances in imitation of the emergence of the grub, believing that thereby they cause the grubs to multiply.