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fishworm
[ fish-wurm ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌwɜrm /
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noun Chiefly New England and Northern and Midland U.S.
an earthworm.
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regional variations of fishworm
See earthworm.
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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.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust|Hallam HawksworthWhat 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