1. Verb
A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
2. Verb
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
3. Verb
To beat with a heavy mallet.
4. Verb
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
5. Verb
Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.
6. Verb
To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
7. Noun
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
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