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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

beetle1 beating instrument. OE. bētel (WS. bīetel) :- Gmc. *bautilaz, f. *bautan BEAT1 + -il- -LE1. Cf. OHG. bōzil cudgel.

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