attercop
/ (ˈætəkɒp) /
noun archaic, or dialect
a spider
an ill-natured person
Word Origin for attercop
Old English
attorcoppa, from
ātor poison and possibly
cop head
Words nearby attercop
attenuant,
attenuate,
attenuated virus,
attenuation,
attenuator,
attercop,
attest,
attestation,
attested,
attested form,
attic
Example sentences from the Web for attercop
The ettercap is the poison-spider, and should be spelt "Attercop."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.