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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Grub
GRUB, v.i. To dig; to be occupied in digging.
GRUB, v.t. To dig; mostly followed by up. To grub up, is to dig up by the roots with an instrument; to root out by digging, or throwing out the soil; as, to grub up trees, rushes or sedge.
GRUB, n. [from the Verb.] A small worm; particularly, a hexapod or six-footed worm, produced from the egg of the beetle, which is transformed into a winged insect.
1. A short thick man; a dwarf, in contempt.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Grub," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 11, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=51MLRNDP3GN4R4C.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Grub." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 11 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=51MLRNDP3GN4R4C.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Grub' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 11 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=51MLRNDP3GN4R4C.
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