[Y]ou vvill find if you do not daily ſvveep you houſes, they vvill defile; and the cob-vvebs they vvill grovv; the Spiders vvill be at vvork; and though your hearts be never ſo pure, Spiders vvill creep into them, […]

Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents.

Many of the big African spiders are hairy-legged.

to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.