attercob

attercob
 a spider ; from ATER, blood, and COB, a tyrant. Attercob is also used for a cobweb: some interpret it the poisonous tyrant, from ATER, virus.

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. . 1790.

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  • attercob — North Country (Newcastle) Words a spider s web …   English dialects glossary

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