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   beetle

   /ˈbiːtl/

   noun

   • 1. a very heavy mallet, typically with a wooden head, used for ramming, crushing, etc.
   • 2. a machine used for heightening the lustre of cloth by pressure from rollers.

   verb

   • 1. ram or crush with a beetle: "she stood in a shed, beetling grain for the fowl"
   • 2. finish (cloth) with a beetle.

   Word Origin Old Englishbētel, of Germanic origin; related to beat.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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