red worm

American  

Or redworm

noun

1. North Central, South Midland, and Southern U.S. an earthworm.

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Regionalisms

See earthworm.

Etymology

Origin of red worm

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

A three-inch red worm was living in the woman’s brain.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Black bass are fair with catches using watermelon red worm and black-blue Senko in an average of 6-12’ feet of water on the north side of the lake.

From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2020

Dallas pulled a long red worm from the soil.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

You must fish for him with a small red worm; and if you bait the ground with earth, it is excellent.

From The Compleat Angler by Walton, Izaak

This horrid red worm, called scientifically Scelorostoma syngamus, destroys annually half a million of chickens.

From Adopting an Abandoned Farm by Sanborn, Kate