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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.

[Obs.]

Tusser.

Noun.

An insect that breeds in malt or other grain; called also a weevil.

boud ‎(plural bouds)

(obsolete) A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.
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From Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch *bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‎(“to blow, swell, inflate”). Compare English bold.

boud ‎(comparative bouder, superlative boudst)