fishworm

[ fish-wurm ]

nounChiefly New England and Northern and Midland U.S.
  1. an earthworm.

Origin of fishworm

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; fish + worm

regional variation note For fishworm

See earthworm.

Words Nearby fishworm

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How to use fishworm in a sentence

  • We have all known him well from boyhood by several names—angleworm, fishworm, earthworm.

  • What you got last night, sonny, was for your own sake, but this time it's going to be for Frances'—you fishworm!

    The Haunted Pajamas | Francis Perry Elliott