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From copper + worm: the teredo used to damage the bottoms of vessels if they were not protected by copper.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
copperworm
Today it means: A teredo. Full definition →
Today it means: A teredo. Full definition →
From copper + worm: the teredo used to damage the bottoms of vessels if they were not protected by copper.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.