VERMIN (Fr. vermine, formed as if from Lat. verminus, vcrmis, a worm)
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VERMIN (Fr. vermine, formed as if from Lat. verminus, vcrmis, a worm) , the collective name applied to various classes of objectionable, harmful or destructive animals. To game-keepers and those interested in the preservation of game, all animals such as the pole -cat, weasel, stoat, hawks , owls, &c., which destroy the eggs or young See Also: - YOUNG
- YOUNG, A
- YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
- YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
- YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
- YOUNG,
EDWARD (1683–1765) - YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
- YOUNG,
THOMAS See Also: - THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS,
ISAIAH (1749-1831) - THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
(1773-1829) of preserved birds, are classed as '` vermin ," and the same term Includes rats, mice, &c. It is also the collective name given to all those disgusting and objectionable insects that infest 'human beings, houses, &c., when allowed to be in a filthy and unsanitary condition , such as bugs, fleas, lice, &c.
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