Obs. Also 7 sugg. [Origin unknown.] A species of fish-louse parasitic on the trout.
1653. Walton, Angler, iii. 90. Many of them [sc. trout] have sticking on them Sugs or Trout lice, which is a kind of a worm, in shape like a Clove or a Pin with a big head.
1668. Wilkins, Real Char., II. v. § 2. 125.
1688. R. Holme, Armoury, II. ix. 190.
1758. Binnell, Descr. Thames, 176.
