froth worm

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froth worm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Froth \Froth\, n. [OE. frothe, Icel. fro[eth]a; akin to Dan.
     fraade, Sw. fradga, AS. [=a]freo[eth]an to froth.]
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     1. The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or
        agitation; spume; foam; esp., a spume of saliva caused by
        disease or nervous excitement.
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     2. Any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence; rhetoric
        without thought. --Johnson.
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              It was a long speech, but all froth.  --L'Estrange.
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     3. Light, unsubstantial matter. --Tusser.
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     Froth insect (Zool.), the cuckoo spit or frog hopper; --
        called also froth spit, froth worm, and froth fly.
        
  
     Froth spit. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
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