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noun
dialect, historical, rare Scottish, BritishA large beetle that flies with a loud humming or buzzing noise, perhaps Geotrupes stercorarius (family Geotrupidae).
Also called dor-beetle, drone-beetle: see the first element.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. From bum + clock.
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