Synonyms:
locust
Meaning: migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
Usage examples
Throw a small Locust into the rigging.
Everybody, in Lloydsboro Valley knew Locust.
Moreover, she does not lose her appetite and is always prepared to bleed a Locust.
From the first bite, the Locust becomes a lifeless thing; the Spider's poison has settled him.
"What do you think? It is an invitation to a house party at Locust; Lloyd Sherman's house party.
The rigging-builder, therefore, to whom we have just thrown a Locust attacks the prey at the lower end of a thigh.
She recruits herself with a Locust at longer intervals; she sometimes scorns those whom I myself entangle in her trap.
"I think so, too," agreed the Little Colonel, stooping to fasten the locust blossoms more securely behind the pony's ears.
The Locust is demoralized rather than tied up; it is merely bits of broken thread that he is trailing from his legs. The bold assailant does not mind.
He knew, too, where the coolest and deepest swimming pools in the Locust, Muddy, or Turkey creeks were. Many a time we went swimming together in Pratt's Pond."