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Louse

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- O.E. lus, from P.Gmc. *lus. Slang meaning "obnoxious person" is from 1633. The plural lice (O.E. lys) shows effects of i-mutation. Lousy is c.1350 lowsy "infested with lice;" figurative sense since late 14c. To louse up "ruin, botch" first attested 1938.
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  ~1 n 1 plural lice a small wingless insect that lives on people's or animals' skin and hair 2 plural louses informal someone who is nasty and unpleasant  ("You louse!" she yelled.) ~2 v louse up phr v AmE informal 1 T louse something up) to make something worse rather than better, or to spoil something  (I don't want to louse up your life.) 2 to do something badly + on  (Chris really loused up on his exams.) ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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  (lice) Lice are small insects that live on the bodies of people or animals and bite them in order to feed off their blood. N-COUNT: usu pl ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   I. noun  Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old English lus; akin to Old High German lus ~, Welsh llau lice  Date: before 12th century  1. plural lice  a. any of various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals  b. a small usually sluggish arthropod (as a biting ~) that lives on other animals or on plants and sucks their blood or juices  c. any of several small arthropods (as a book ~) that are not parasitic  2. plural ~s a contemptible person ; heel  II. transitive verb  (~d; lousing)  Date: 14th century to remove lice from ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  n. & v. --n. 1 (pl. lice) a a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus, infesting the human hair and skin and transmitting various diseases. b any insect of the order Anoplura or Mallophaga parasitic on mammals, birds, fish, or plants. 2 sl. (pl. louses) a contemptible or unpleasant person. --v.tr. remove lice from. Phrases and idioms louse up sl. make a mess of. Etymology: OE lus, pl. lys ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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  1) вошь 2) вошь головная (Pediculus humanus capitis) – Angora goat biting louse – apple plant louse – bee louse – blood sucking louse – blood-sucking horse louse – body louse – book louse – brown chicken louse – carp louse – cat louse – cattle biting louse – cattle red louse – clothes louse – crab louse – dog louse – dog biting louse – elephant louse – fish louse – fluff louse – goat biting louse – goose body louse – head louse – hog louse – horse louse – horse biting louse – horse sucking louse – human body louse – large chicken louse – large duck louse – long-nosed cattle louse – pear louse – pubic louse – rabbit louse – root louse – seal louse – shaft louse – sheep biting louse – slender goose louse – slender Guinea-pig louse – slender pigeon louse – small pigeon louse – water louse – wood louse ...
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   1. noun; pl. lice вошь  2. v. искать/вычесывать вшей - louse up LOUSE up испортить, исковеркать; If John louses up his driving test again, I doubt if hell ever pass it. ...
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