(Also tant.) Short for taint-worm, n.; also (more fully taint-bob), a small red spider (see quot. 1646). Obs.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider) > unspecified type > red (3) taint1577 (Also tant.) Short for taint-worm, n.; also (more fully taint-bob), a small red spider (see quot. 1646). Obs. twing1608 A small red spider supposed to be injurious to cattle; cf. taint, n.1 7. soldier1848 transferred. Used as a name for various animals, fishes, etc. A red spider; a small red beetle; a ladybird. |
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