Meaning of oobit | Babel Free

Definitions

A caterpillar.

Northern-England, obsolete

Examples

“Of course, I need⟳ scarcely say⟳ that the existence of dealers who purvey to the wants of aspiring naturalists, was entirely unknown to me ; and even if I had known, the probability is that my parents would have⟳ thought twice before they granted me money in order⟳ to purchase⟳ accommodation for such vermin as hairy oobits, as the majority of caterpillars were, and are still, indiscriminately termed by the good north-country people.”

“I can use⟳ some of the children to pick⟳ off gooseberry "oobits", and do good in two ways, and if the boys learn⟳ to fight⟳ wasp nests, they will have⟳ got a good way towards fighting Boers. But then comes the difficulty of time tables.”

“I wonder⟳ whether this could be a fact; hairy oobits do sting⟳, rather like⟳ nettles, if angered. As a child I collected thirty-five once in my hands and they fought, leaving my hands, their battlefield, covered with a rash like⟳ measles which lasted for some days.”

“Another disappearance is the "hairy oobit" — how does one spell⟳ it? I've not seen one for a very long time. What kind of a moth or butterfly emerges?”

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