bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
sullen or unfriendly in appearance
minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
jutting or overhanging
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
