fishworm
[ fish-wurm ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌwɜrm /
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noun Chiefly New England and Northern and Midland U.S.
an earthworm.
Nearby words
fishskin disease, fishtail, fishtank, fishway, fishwife, fishworm, fishy, fisk, fisk, james, fiske, fiske, john
Regional variation note
See earthworm.
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Examples from the Web for fishworm
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 ElliottWe have all known him well from boyhood by several names—angleworm, fishworm, earthworm.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust|Hallam Hawksworth