Definition of grub

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Grub (n.) A short, thick man; a dwarf..

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Grubby :: Grubby (a.) Dirty; unclean.
Assart :: Assart (v. t.) To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees..
Larva :: Larva (n.) Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, et
Grub :: Grub (n.) A short, thick man; a dwarf..
Hornbug :: Hornbug (n.) A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L. capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees..
Grub :: Grub (v. i.) To drudge; to do menial work.
Undergrub :: Undergrub (v. t.) To undermine.
Grubber :: Grubber (n.) One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc..
Muckworm :: Muckworm (n.) A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvae of the tumbledung and allied beetles.
Grub :: Grub (v. t.) To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge..
Mulligrubs :: Mulligrubs (n.) Hence, sullenness; the sulks..
Grubbing :: Grubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gru.
Grugru Worm :: Grugru worm () The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy..
Flagworm :: Flagworm (n.) A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
Mattock :: Mattock (n.) An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax..
Assart :: Assart (n.) The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest..
Sneak :: Sneak (n.) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub.
Ladyfish :: Ladyfish (n.) A large, handsome oceanic fish (Albula vulpes), found both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonefish, grubber, French mullet, and macabe..
Mulligrubs :: Mulligrubs (n.) A griping of the intestines; colic.
Indigrubin :: Indigrubin (n.) Same as Urrhodin.
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