† weezeln.
Erroneous variant of weevil n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Curculionoidea or Rhyncophora > family Curculionidae or genus Curculio > member of (weevil)
weevilc725
gurgolionc1420
boudc1440
malt boud1440
malt-worm1440
minta1500
weezela1533
kis1658
pope1658
pipe beetle1712
piper1712
hog-beetle1758
rhynchophore1875
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) f. 101 Nor the darnell amonge the corne, nor the wesell amonge the grayn,..dothe so muche domage.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 57 The Corn devouring Weezel [L. curculio] here abides, And the wise Ant her wintry Store provides. View more context for this quotation
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