In modern America, we associate the word locust with a grasshopper-type insect. From Wordnik.com. [Honey Granola for St. John the Baptist] Reference
Some of the ancients have observed that the head of a locust is very like, in shape, to the head of a horse. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
(Job 15: 33) It is needless to add that the locust was a formidable enemy of the olive. From Wordnik.com. [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The locust is the smaller version of the Scarab, which you can also control but costs a hefty amount. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
Form and size: The locust is a medium-sized tree developing a slender straight trunk when grown alongside of others; see Fig. 82. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
There's what we call a locust called amelogenin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2008] Reference
The dry z-ing of the locust is heard. From Wordnik.com. [A Different Stripe:] Reference
There is a kind of locust, called the clammy-barked, found in the. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Trees at Elmridge] Reference
This manager-bashing is reminiscent of the "locust" debate in 2005. From Wordnik.com. [Social Envy] Reference
There is a North American locust which is quite famous as a musician. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
In the movie, they are described as "locust" and certainly have a very planet-oriented strategy of acquiring and consuming resources. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: From 0 to III in Less Than 100,000 Years] Reference
For this purpose the elm, maple, acacia ( "locust"), linden. From Wordnik.com. [Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges] Reference
In all these instances the proper rendering is probably "locust" (q.v.). From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The patients did not seem to like the "locust" at all, according to Nancy. From Wordnik.com. [The Fairies and the Christmas Child] Reference
Fund manager warns leveraged "locust" investors may be back in the bond market. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
"The fancy that it means the pods of the so-called locust tree (carob) is a mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern] Reference
"The locust is a tree of quick growth, the wood of which is hard, durable, and principally used in ship-building. From Wordnik.com. [Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs] Reference
"locust," for his appetite was enormous, and she couldn't make enough buttered toast to please him. From Wordnik.com. [The Fairies and the Christmas Child] Reference
We sit underneath the oldhoney locust treein my garden. From Wordnik.com. [The Kisses of a Satyr] Reference
The locust club impacted heavily on the Wildcat's skull. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
I also ask another question: What's the focus of the locust?. From Wordnik.com. [TELEVISION: LOOKING AT THE LOCUST] Reference
The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
A locust came whirring toward him, plumped to earth at his feet. From Wordnik.com. [It Could Be Anything] Reference
Yet Temasek also has demonstrably less bite than the typical locust. From Wordnik.com. [The New State Capitalists] Reference
There is the honey locust wood stacked against the side of his house. From Wordnik.com. [Three Ways of the Saw] Reference
And he gave up their fruits to the blast, and their labours to the locust. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 21: Psalms The Challoner Revision] Reference
He stood behind a small locust tree, just in front of the Carter House gate. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 21: Psalms The Challoner Revision] Reference
In the light of the present, the past seemed futile -- years that the locust had eaten. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
The availability of wheat and barley could be cut if the plague locust swarms can't be controlled. From Wordnik.com. [Wheat Market Benefits Australia] Reference
History is rife with single-crop catastrophes, from the locust storms of Biblical Egypt to the Irish potato famine. From Wordnik.com. [Crisis In The Cupboard] Reference
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