† eˈruke Obs.
[Anglicized form of eruca.]
A caterpillar.
| 1382 Wyclif Joel i. 4 A locust ete the residue of eruke, that is, a worme of bowis. 1609 Bible (Douay) ibid., The residue of the eruke hath the locust eaten. [1711 J. Greenwood Eng. Gram. 190 Eruke from Eruca, this some turn to Ear-Wig, as if it took its Name from the Ear.] |