Wormship
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A term of address for a worm. archaic, humorous
"Worms frequently cause diseases in trees by domiciliating themselves between the bark and the wood. […] Immediate recourse must be had to the knife, or pointed wire, and his wormship must be ejected, and the wound filled with clay."
Example
More examples"Worms frequently cause diseases in trees by domiciliating themselves between the bark and the wood. […] Immediate recourse must be had to the knife, or pointed wire, and his wormship must be ejected, and the wound filled with clay."
Etymology
From worm + -ship.
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