"Norfolk Howard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Norfolk Howards [plural]
Etymology: Said to be an allusion to a person named Ephraim Bug, who advertised that in the future he would call himself by the more aristocratic name of Norfolk Howard. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Norfolk Howard (plural Norfolk Howards)
  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A bedbug. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang

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