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A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.

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  1. n. A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.
  2. A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc. [Obs.] Tusser., n. Etym: [F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.] A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room. Cowper.
  3. A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc. [Obs.]Tusser., n. Etym: [F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.]
  4. n. A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.