angleworm

[ ang-guhl-wurm ]

noun

, Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

1. an earthworm, as used for bait in angling.

angleworm

/ ˈæŋɡəlˌwɜːm /

noun

1. an earthworm used as bait by anglers

Word History and Origins

Origin of angleworm¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; angle ² + worm

Example Sentences

“If I’m asking too much of you,” he says, “you can always take the donkey cart back to Kentucky and continue in the fine tradition of curing people with moonshine and angleworm poultices.”

From New York Times

We have all known him well from boyhood by several names—angleworm, fishworm, earthworm.

From Project Gutenberg

Tackle and Lure—The black bass will take any lure from the artificial fly to the plebeian angleworm.

From Project Gutenberg

"I can catch more trout with the angleworm and more bass with the trolling spoon than you can with the artificial fly," says Robert.

From Project Gutenberg

Cerese lizards and little pink snakes skipped lightly across the walls of the tent, and bunches of luminous angleworms writhed harmlessly in the dark corners.

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