DEW-WORM Definition & Meaning

dew-worm

or dew worm

[ doo-wurm, dyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chiefly Inland North and Canadian.

the common earthworm.

dew-worm

noun

any large earthworm that is found on the ground at night and is used as fishing bait

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dew-worm¹

before 1000; Old English ��ŧ��-�ɲ�� (not recorded in ME); dew, worm

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The Seraph, quick as a robin, was the first to pounce upon a large, but active dew-worm, which, he announced, was Ernestine.

From

But for the Trout, the dew-worm, which some also call the lob-worm, and the brandling, are the chief; and especially the first for a great Trout, and the latter for a less.

From

Browse