angletwitch

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noun

An angleworm; earthworm.

OriginMiddle English angletwitche ← Old English angeltwiċċa →
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Meanings

nounangletwitch (plural angletwitches)

plural angletwitches

  1. dialectalrareAn angleworm; earthworm.

Origin

  1. Old Englishangeltwiċċa
  2. Middle Englishangletwitche
  3. Englishangletwitch

From Middle English angletwitche, angletwatche, from Old English angeltwiċċa, angeltweċċa, angeltwæċċa, angeltwiċċe (“fishing worm”), equivalent to angle + twitch.

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APA

angletwitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angletwitch

MLA

“angletwitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angletwitch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angletwitch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angletwitch.

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