battle-twig

UK dialectal

(UK, dialect) An earwig

Japanese Meaning

ハサミムシ

I screamed when a battle-twig scuttled across the kitchen table.

ハサミムシがキッチンのテーブルを這っているのを見て、私は悲鳴を上げた。

Sense（1）

(UK, dialect) An earwig

An' the wool of a thistle a-flyin' an' seeädin' tha haäted to see;

'Twur as bad as a battle-twig 'ere i' my oän blue chaumber to me.

battle-twigs

（ plural ）