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Chinch
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A bug (Blissus leucopterus), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; - also called chiniz, chinch bug, chink bug. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor.
(2):
(n.) The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chinch'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chinch.html. 1828.