Meanings
adjectiveunwormed (not comparable)
- not comparableNot wormed; not treated for worms.
The mouth, in some cases of madness, may become so swelled, that the dog cannot close his jaws ; but this may happen in a wormed or unwormed dog equally.
1810, Delabere Pritchett Blaine, A domestic treatise on the diseases of horses and dogs - not comparableNot having had the lytta removed.
- not comparableusuallyNot spoiled by worms.
Its wooden substructure is solid, its timber unwormed, its royal blue cloth lining unfretted by the worm.
1906, Oliver Elton, Frederick York Powell, Frederick York Powell: A Life and Selection from His Letters
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