Redworm

noun

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

    "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."

  2. 2
    A parasitic worm of the family Strongylidae, which causes anaemia in many vertebrates.

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brandling

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"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."

Etymology

From red + worm.

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