woolly worm

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noun Midland U.S.

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Origin of woolly worm

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words nearby woolly worm

woolly-headed, woolly mammoth, woolly manzanita, woolly-minded, woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin

How to use woolly worm in a sentence

And the other is what is called a horsehair worm that overtakes the bodies of insects.
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An army of Wildlings, some giants, and a woolly mammoth or two?
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Who knew, by the way, that The Carter Center has wiped out guinea worm just about everywhere in Africa but South Sudan?
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So, Grey Worm arms the slaves of Meereen, who outnumber the citizens three-to-one.
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Rockefeller Republicans have long gone the way of the woolly mammoth.
Tom Petri's Primary Challenge May Mark End Of Rockefeller Republicanism|Ben Jacobs|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
When he was interviewed, fearsome in manner as he was, he sent the worm away packed with ideas and phrases.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
I have drawn him gray and woolly, and you can see that he is very proud because he has a wreath of flowers in his hair.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling