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beetle-crusher
noun 2
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3ADJ.
old
VERB + BEETLE-CRUSHER
bun-headed
BEETLE-CRUSHER + NOUN
native
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noun
1
A large, flat foot.
"Think of Arthur, his height! And those great beetle-crushers!"
2
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.
[T]he Puddin' merely laughed scornfully, and called Bill a bun-headed old beetle-crusher.
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"Think of Arthur, his height! And those great beetle-crushers!"
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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.
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[T]he Puddin' merely laughed scornfully, and called Bill a bun-headed old beetle-crusher.
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