CHINCHES

Noun

chinches

plural of chinch

Source: Wiktionary


CHINCH

Chinch, n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. cimex.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A bug (Blissus leucopterus), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called chiniz, chinch bug, chink bug. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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