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lobworm

[ lob-wurm ]

noun

  1. the lugworm.


lobworm

/ ˈlɒbˌwɜːm /

noun

  1. another name for lugworm Sometimes shortened tolob
  2. a large earthworm used as bait in fishing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lobworm1

1645–55; dial. lob, earlier lobbe originally, something pendulous ( lob 1 ) + worm
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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?

Finding a large lobworm, I picked it up and gave it to one of them.

They found a few lobworms and re-baited their hooks and cast their lines afresh, but met with no better success than before.

But winter hastens at summer's end, And firefly, hedge-shrew, lobworm, pray, How fare they?

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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