dew-worm

or dew worm

[ doo-wurm, dyoo- ]

/ ˈduˌwɜrm, ˈdyu- /

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noun Chiefly Inland North and Canadian.

the common earthworm.

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Origin of dew-worm

before 1000; Old English dēaw-wyrm (not recorded in ME); see dew, worm

regional variations of dew-worm

See earthworm.

Words nearby dew-worm

dew point, dew-point spread, dew pond, Dewsbury, dew snail, dew-worm, dewy, dewy-eyed, dexamethasone, dexamphetamine sulfate, Dexamyl

How to use dew-worm in a sentence

The Spire, like most fountains, has the basics -- Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, Brisk Iced Tea and SoBe Lifewater.
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And the other is what is called a horsehair worm that overtakes the bodies of insects.
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Cars in the cross alley are covered with a silver glaze of dew.
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Who knew, by the way, that The Carter Center has wiped out guinea worm just about everywhere in Africa but South Sudan?
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So, Grey Worm arms the slaves of Meereen, who outnumber the citizens three-to-one.
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Mary is fair as the morning dew— Cheeks of roses and ribbons of blue!
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Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for dew-worm

dew-worm

noun

any large earthworm that is found on the ground at night and is used as fishing bait

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