noun.
In the plural, buck-shot of large size.
noun.
In entomology, a measuring-worm; a geometrid larva: same as geometer, 3.
noun.
Hence plural The adult geometrid moths, Geometridæ or Geometrina. Also called measure-moths and land-measurers.
noun.
An implement used in uniting the ends of strips cut from rags for the woof or filling of rag carpets.