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beetle-crushers

beetle-crushers is the plural of beetle-crusher.

Meaning of beetle-crusher

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

Questions about beetle-crushers

What is beetle-crushers the plural of?
Beetle-crushers is the plural of beetle-crusher.

Words near beetle-crushers in the dictionary

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

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