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Webster 1913 Edition
Girdler
Gir′dler
,Noun.
1.
One who girdles.
2.
A maker of girdles.
3.
(Zool.)
An American longicorn beetle (
Oncideres cingulatus
) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvæ. Webster 1828 Edition
Girdler
GIRD'LER
,Noun.