oak eggar
(also oak eggar moth)
noun
A large brown Eurasian moth, Lasiocampa quercus (family Lasiocampidae), especially one of the subspecies L. quercus quercus, the larva of which feeds on a range of trees and shrubs (including oak).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Moses Harris (1730–c1788), entomologist and artist.
- throw one's hand in
- throw one's hat in (or into) the ring
- throw one's hat in the ring
- throw one's money about/around
- throw one's toys out of the pram
- throw one's weight about (or around)
- throw one's weight behind
- throw (or cast or shed) light on
- throw (or catch) someone off balance
- throw (or chuck)a seven
- throw (or knock) someone for a loop
- throw (or pour) cold water on
- throw-over
- throw people together
- throw pillow
- throw rug
- throw shade
- throw shapes
- throw someone a bone
- throw someone a curve
- throw someone a curveball
- throw someone out
- throw someone over
- throw someone to the dogs
- throw someone to the lions