chinch

[ chinch ]

/ tʃɪntʃ /

noun

chinch bug.

(loosely) a bedbug.

Origin of chinch

1615–25; <Spanish chinche<Latin cīmic- (stem of cīmex) bug

Words nearby chinch

chin ball, chinbeak, chinbone, chin cactus, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug, chincherinchee, chinchilla, chin-chin, Chin-Chou

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Example sentences from the Web for chinch

The grain growers are losing over one hundred million dollars a year on account of the work of the chinch bug.
News Writing|M. Lyle Spencer
Write to the Division of Entomology, Washington, for bulletins on the chinch bug.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
For two years the crop had been almost wholly destroyed by chinch bugs.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
It takes over twenty-four thousand chinch bugs to weigh one ounce.
News Writing|M. Lyle Spencer

Oniscus asellus was sometimes called "socchetre," "church louse," and "chinch."
The British Woodlice|Wilfred Mark Webb

British Dictionary definitions for chinch

chinch

/ (tʃɪntʃ) /

noun

Southern US another name for a bedbug

Word Origin for chinch

C17: from Spanish chinche, from Latin cīmex bug

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单词	chinch
释义	chinch [ chinch ] / tʃɪntʃ / noun chinch bug. (loosely) a bedbug. Origin of chinch 1615–25; <Spanish chinche<Latin cīmic- (stem of cīmex) bug Words nearby chinch chin ball, chinbeak, chinbone, chin cactus, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug, chincherinchee, chinchilla, chin-chin, Chin-Chou Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chinch The grain growers are losing over one hundred million dollars a year on account of the work of the chinch bug. News Writing\|M. Lyle Spencer Write to the Division of Entomology, Washington, for bulletins on the chinch bug. Agriculture for Beginners\|Charles William Burkett For two years the crop had been almost wholly destroyed by chinch bugs. A Son of the Middle Border\|Hamlin Garland It takes over twenty-four thousand chinch bugs to weigh one ounce. News Writing\|M. Lyle Spencer Oniscus asellus was sometimes called "socchetre," "church louse," and "chinch." The British Woodlice\|Wilfred Mark Webb British Dictionary definitions for chinch chinch / (tʃɪntʃ) / noun Southern US another name for a bedbug Word Origin for chinch C17: from Spanish chinche, from Latin cīmex bug Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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