hopperdozer

English

Etymology

From hopper, as in grasshopper, doze or dose (because conceived as putting insects to sleep or as dosing them with poison), +‎ -er.

Noun

hopperdozer (plural hopperdozers)

1. 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.

Related terms

• aphidozer
• hopperette