angleworm

angleworm

English

WOTD – 22 August 2015

Alternative forms

• angle worm, angle-worm

Etymology

angle +‎ worm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəlˌwɜɹm/

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Noun

angleworm (plural angleworms)

1. (Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
   • XIX c., Emily Dickinson, A Bird came down the Walk —

     A Bird came down the Walk —

     He did not know I saw —

     He bit an Angleworm in halves

     And ate the fellow, raw

   • 1898, Guy Wetmore Carryl, The Precipitate Cock and the Unappreciated Pearl

     He turned again to where his clan

     In one astounding tangle

     With eager haste together ran

     To slay the helpless angle

Translations

worm used as bait

Finnish: onkimato, onkiliero Russian: червя́к для нажи́вки m (červják dlja nažívki)

Turkish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• nightcrawler
• red wiggler

Anagrams

• Low German, lawmonger