2. Verb. (third-person singular of grub) ¹
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Definition of Grubs
1. grub [v] - See also: grub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grubs
Literary usage of Grubs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1893)
"The living grubs, therefore, in such close quarters, certainly at some time came
into ... This suggests that either the two missing grubs did not die of the ..."
2. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"The grubs become mature before cold weather and construct earthen cells in which
... The grubs are sometimes found feeding on the roots of the strawberry. ..."
3. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"White grubs or May-beetles. — White grubs are often exceedingly injurious to many
crops. They live in the soil and feed on plant roots. ..."
4. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1908)
"Take for instance the lady bird beetles and their grubs (Fig. ... These beetles
and their active, bright-colored grubs devour the plant lice at a great rate ..."
5. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1905)
"The following year (1890) the field was plowed April 28 and planted again to
corn, although an abundance of grubs were noticed when the plowing was done. ..."
6. Sheep Farming in America by Joseph Elwyn Wing (1912)
"There is no cure for grubs, once they are established. ... They change into a
fly that in turn lays eggs for more grubs. You cannot do anything except to ..."
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