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Norfolk Howard|ˈnɔːfək ˈhaʊəd|
[From an advertisement in the Times of 26 June, 1862, professing to be a declaration by one Joshua Bug that he had assumed the name of Norfolk Howard.]
A bed-bug.
1865in Hotten Slang Dict. (ed. 2). 1870Figaro 19 Oct. (Farmer), Those entomological pests that are euphemistically called Norfolk Howards. 1888Lees & Clutterbuck B.C. 1887, xxii, In one bag the Norfolk Howards, In one bag the fleas, the Jumpers. |