angleworm

American  

[ang-guhl-wurm] / ˈæŋ gəlˌwɜrm /

noun

Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

1. an earthworm, as used for bait in angling.

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angleworm British  

/ ˈæŋɡəlˌwɜːm /

noun

1. an earthworm used as bait by anglers

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Regionalisms

See earthworm.

Etymology

Origin of angleworm

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; angle ² + worm

Example Sentences

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

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Tackle and Lure—The black bass will take any lure from the artificial fly to the plebeian angleworm.

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"I can catch more trout with the angleworm and more bass with the trolling spoon than you can with the artificial fly," says Robert.

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Cerese lizards and little pink snakes skipped lightly across the walls of the tent, and bunches of luminous angleworms writhed harmlessly in the dark corners.

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The school itself never had much attraction for him, and "the fellows" were almost forgotten in searching for angleworms and building dams in the creek.

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