Hessian /hesˈi-ən, sometimes heshˈ(i-)ən/

1. Relating to or associated with Hesse in Germany
2. Mercenary (from the use of German mercenaries by the British Army in the American War of Independence) (US)

1. A native or citizen of Hesse
2. (without cap) a cloth made of jute
3. Short for Hessian boot, a kind of long boot first worn by Hessian troops

Hessian fly noun

A midge whose larvae attack wheat stems in America, once believed to have been introduced in straw for the Hessian troops

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