redworm
See also: red worm
English
Etymology
Noun
redworm (plural redworms)
- A type of small, reddish earthworm, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.. [from 15th c.]
- 1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug:
- It could have been that you rose just before dawn and quickly tended your chores then dug a bucket of redworms out of the compost pile and pulled your cane pole out from under the porch and took off, up the creek.
- 1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug:
- A parasitic worm of the family Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., which causes anaemia in many vertebrates. [from 19th c.]