What is "locust"

Harvest \Har"vest\ (h[aum]r"v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]

1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn.

   Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease.
   --Gen. viii. 2

2. At harvest, when corn is ripe.
   --Tyndale.

   2. That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gathered; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit.

   Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.
   --Joel iii. 1

3. To glean the broken ears after the man That the main harvest reaps.
   --Shak.

   3. The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.

   The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee.
   --Fuller.

   The harvest of a quiet eye.
   --Wordsworth.

   Harvest fish (Zo["o]l.), a marine fish of the Southern United States ( Stromateus alepidotus); -- called whiting in Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish.

   Harvest fly (Zo["o]l.), an hemipterous insect of the genus Cicada, often called locust. See Cicada.

   Harvest lord, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.]
   --Tusser.

   Harvest mite (Zo["o]l.), a minute European mite ( Leptus autumnalis), of a bright crimson color, which is troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic animals; -- called also harvest louse, and harvest bug.

   Harvest moon, the moon near the full at the time of harvest in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several days.

   Harvest mouse (Zo["o]l.), a very small European field mouse ( Mus minutus). It builds a globular nest on the stems of wheat and other plants.

   Harvest queen, an image representing Ceres, formerly carried about on the last day of harvest.
   --Milton.

   Harvest spider. (Zo["o]l.) See Daddy longlegs.

"grasshopper," early 14c., borrowed earlier in Old French form languste (c.1200), from Latin locusta "locust, lobster" (see lobster).In the Hebrew Bible there are nine different names for the insect or for particular species or varieties; in the English Bible they are rendered sometimes 'locust,' sometimes 'beetle,' 'grasshopper,' 'caterpillar,' 'palmerworm,' etc. The precise application of several names is unknown. [OED]

North American tree, 1630s, originally "carob tree" (1610s), whose fruit supposedly resembled the insect (see locust (n.1)). Greek akris "locust" often was applied in the Levant to carob pods. Soon applied in English to other trees as well.

n. 1 A type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation. 2 A locust tree.

1. n. migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

2. hardwood from any of various locust trees

3. any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae [syn: locust tree]

Locusts are the swarming phase of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acridida.

Locust or Locusts may also refer to:

The Locust is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was a one-time supervillain foe of the X-Men.

Locust is a pejorative term derived from the German word , which German politician Franz Müntefering (from the social democratic SPD party) created in the context of describing private investors, private equity funds and investment banks. The term has been popularized and is continually used in discussions critical to capitalism in Germany.

Locust is a kit car inspired by the Lotus Seven.

The Locust Seven differs from most other Lotus kit cars in that it does not use a space frame chassis, but a ladder frame and a body constructed from three 8 ft by 4 ft sheets of 3/4" thick exterior grade or marine plywood alternatively MDF sheets. Once complete, the body tub is skinned with aluminium sheet.

The original design was by John Cowperthwaite (who also designed the JC Midge) and it was sold as the JC Locust by J.C. Auto Patterns. A copy of the original brochure can be viewed here. Later the production rights was taken over by T&J Sportscars who also introduced a Ford Cortina based version called the Hornet. A copy of the T&J brochure featuring the Locust and Midge can be viewed here. It was then taken over by White Rose Vehicles (WRV) who developed the Locust into Locust ES and also introduced the Ford Sierra based Locust SIII. In April 2000 the Locust ES was taken over by BWE Sportcars who also makes the Hornet1 and the Grasshopper2 (electric car for children). The Sierra-based Series III was taken over by Road Tech Engineering.

The chassis can be either Ford or Triumph based. The most popular chassis is for Ford components and most are fitted with a combination of Ford Escort MkII and Ford Cortina Mk IV running gear. The original car used either Triumph or Ford Cortina Front Suspension but over the years many variations and subtle changes in chassis design have taken place. There is an option from the manufacturer for double front wishbones and coil over shocks. Any engine that fits between the chassis rails can be mounted. Depending on which engine and carburettor are fitted, various holes and bulges will have to be fitted to the bonnet.

The story of the Locust Seven can be found in the book Lotus Seven & The Independents by Dennis Ortenburger (ISBN 1-902351-12-6)