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Angleworm

//ˈæŋ.ɡəlˌwɜɹm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish. Northern-US

    "A bird came down the walk : / He did not know I saw ; / He bit an angle-worm in halves / And ate the fellow, raw."

  2. 2
    terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers wordnet

Etymology

From angle + worm.

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