hopperdozer
English
editEtymology
editFrom hopper, as in grasshopper, doze or dose (because conceived as putting insects to sleep or as dosing them with poison), + -er.
Noun
edithopperdozer (plural hopperdozers)
- An appliance for the destruction of insects, consisting of a shallow box containing kerosene or coated with a sticky substance, which may be mounted on wheels.