fishworm

[fish-wurm]

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noun Chiefly New England and Northern and Midland U.S.

an earthworm.

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Origin of fishworm

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

Regional variation note

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We have all known him well from boyhood by several names—angleworm, fishworm, earthworm.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust
Hallam Hawksworth
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