red worm

Or redworm

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of red worm¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

The worm bins include African red worms, a common composting worm that processes large amounts of organic matter.

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Algae blooms occur naturally — the first written observation of glacier blood came from Aristotle, who guessed that the snow had grown hairy red worms from lying around too long.

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Largemouth bass are good with white spinners, red worms worked slowly, jigs and crankbaits near docks, rip-rac, brush and brush piles.

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Carolina rigged red worms, crankbaits, spinners and plastic nightcrawlers are best.

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Largemouth bass are fair, flipping red worms and short-billed crankbaits in creeks and coves.

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