ettercap
noun
et·ter·cap
ˈetərˌkap
plural -s
1
Scottish : spider
2
Scottish : an ill-tempered or spiteful person
Word History
Etymology
Middle English attercop, attercoppe, from Old English ātorcoppe, from ātor poison, venom + -coppe spider, from copp top, summit
First Known Use
circa 1525, in the meaning defined above
- scriptio defectiva
- scriptio plena
- scription
- scriptore
- scriptoria
- scriptorial
- scriptorium
- scriptoriums
- scriptory
- scripts
- scriptural
- scripturalism
- scripturalist
- scripturalists
- scripturality
- scripturally
- scripturalness
- Scripture
- scripture
- Scripture cake
- scriptures
- scripturient
- scripturism
- scripturist
- scripturists