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beetle-crusher

beetle-crusher noun: a large, flat foot.

Noun

beetle-crusher (plural beetle-crushers)

  1. (Australia, UK, dated, slang) A large, flat foot.
    • "Think of Arthur, his height! And those great beetle-crushers!"1903, M. F. Hutchinson, Princess Kiku, New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, page 11
    Synonyms:
    beetle-squasher
  2. (Australia, UK, dated, derogatory, slang) A person with large, flat feet.
    • The Chinese New Year commenced in Sydney yesterday, the Mongolian Empire, and wherever the beetle-crusher of a native of the Flowery Land hops along beneath a bamboo stick and a pair of baskets.1888 February 13, The Australian Star, Sydney, page 2, column 3
    • [T]he Puddin' merely laughed scornfully, and called Bill a bun-headed old beetle-crusher.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 88

Synonyms of beetle-crusher

Forms of beetle-crusher

pluralbeetle-crushers

Questions about beetle-crusher

What does beetle-crusher mean?
Beetle-crusher means a large, flat foot.
What part of speech is beetle-crusher?
Beetle-crusher is a noun.
What is the plural of beetle-crusher?
The plural of beetle-crusher is beetle-crushers.

Words near beetle-crusher in the dictionary

  1. beetle mite
  2. beetle mites
  3. beetle nut
  4. beetle nuts
  5. beetle-browed
  6. beetle-crusher
  7. beetle-crushers
  8. beetle-headed
  9. beetle-squasher
  10. beetle-squashers
  11. beetle-sticker

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