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lobworm
[ lob-wurm ]
noun
- the lugworm.
lobworm
/ ˈlɒbˌwɜːm /
noun
- another name for lugworm Sometimes shortened tolob
- a large earthworm used as bait in fishing
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lobworm1
C17: from obsolete lob lump + worm
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Example Sentences
The bee with his comb, The mouse at her dray, The grub in his tomb, While winter away; But the firefly and hedge-shrew and lobworm, I pray,5 How fare they?
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Finding a large lobworm, I picked it up and gave it to one of them.
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They found a few lobworms and re-baited their hooks and cast their lines afresh, but met with no better success than before.
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But winter hastens at summer's end, And firefly, hedge-shrew, lobworm, pray, How fare they?
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A large lobworm, however, as every one knows, is a very attractive bait for any kind of fresh-water fish except pike.
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