Girdler

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Girdler \Gir"dler\, n.
     1. One who girdles.
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     2. A maker of girdles.
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     3. (Zool.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres
        cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the
        hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove
        around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for
        the larv[ae].
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Girdler, KY
    Zip code(s): 40943