Angleworm

Quick meaning: Angleworm is a noun meaning (Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.

Meaning

(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.

Example Sentences

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

He turned again to where his clan In one astounding tangle With eager haste together ran To slay the helpless angle

Word Forms

• angleworms
• angle worm
• angle-worm

Synonyms for angleworm

Depending on context, synonyms include nightwalker, earthworm, wiggler, dew worm, fishworm, nightcrawler.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nightcrawler, earthworm, fishworm, nightwalker, wiggler, dew worm.

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