Beetle(v. t.)
- To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
Beetle(v. t.)
- Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.
Beetle(v. i.)
- To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
Beetle(v. t.)
- A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
Beetle(v. t.)
- A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.