Trains spiders to capture bees and wasps in bags made of web when they approach her tempting flowers.
mezzanotte wrote:
Figures that if spiders make spiderwebs, then cobs make cobwebs.
The dictionary defines cob as "a type of horse that has short legs."
Cobwebs or
coppewebs are made by
coppes:
Wiktionary wrote:
Etymology
From Old English, primarily occurring in the northeast midland region of England. Originating from the Dutch invaders who populated this area, the same word coppe pronounced 'kab' existed in middle Dutch up until the 14th century. The word kobbe, meaning spider, still exists in West-Flemish, a Dutch dialect spoken in the West of Flanders.
Noun
coppe 1. (archaic) A spider
Derived terms
cobweb
coppeweb
Usage notes
The word is still in use in north east midland region of England, although now almost obsolete.
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