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单词 ruffcoat
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ruffcoatn.

Forms: 1600s rough-coat, 1600s ruffe-coate, 1700s–1800s ruffcoat.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., coat n.
Etymology: Probably < rough adj. (see variants at that entry) + coat n., with allusion to the protective pupa built by some species, incorporating gravel, sand, twigs, and other debris.
Obsolete.
A caddis fly larva; a caddis worm.
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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
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casewormc1565
codbait1620
caddis-worm1627
straw-bait1632
caddis1653
cockspur1653
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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).
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