单词 | ruffcoat |
释义 | † ruffcoatn. Obsolete. A caddis fly larva; a caddis worm. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [noun] > order Trichoptera > family Phryganeidae or genus Phryganea > member of (caddis-fly) > larva of codwormc1450 casewormc1565 codbait1620 caddis-worm1627 straw-bait1632 caddis1653 cockspur1653 piper1653 ruffcoat1653 straw-worm1653 cadew1668 cad1674 caddis-bait1833 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler xii. 232 There is also another Cadis called by some a Straw-worm, and by some a Ruffe-coate . View more context for this quotation 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 183 Other water Flys there are that come of such worms, called Cock-spurs, Rough-coats, Pipers. 1724 J. Saunders Compl. Fisherman 230 The Cod Bait, Cad Bait, Case Worm, Straw Worm, Ruffcoat, Cadis, are all the same Worm, and is in common call'd, Cadis. 1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling (ed. 2) 20 Another sort..is found..in rushes, water-weeds, straw, &c. called ruff Coats, or straw worms. 1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 34 The grubs which are known by the name of caddis-worms, case-worms, cad or cod bait and ruff coats. 1861 H. Wade Halcyon viii. 104 The Cod-bait, Cad-bait, Cadis or Case-worm, sometimes called Ruffcoats or Straw-worms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1653 |
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