redworm

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noun

A type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida.

First used 15th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounredworm (plural redworms)

plural redworms

  1. A type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida.First known use 15th c.

    It could have been that you rose just before dawn and quickly tended your chores then dug a bucket of redworms out of the compost pile and pulled your cane pole out from under the porch and took off, up the creek.

    1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug
  2. A parasitic worm of the family Strongylidae, which causes anaemia in many vertebrates.First known use 19th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brandling

Origin

From red + worm.

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