- 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. Francis Grose. 1790.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
attercob — North Country (Newcastle) Words a spider s web … English dialects glossary