dew-worm

or dew worm

[ doo-wurm, dyoo- ]

noun

, Chiefly Inland North and Canadian.

1. the common earthworm.

dew-worm

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dew-worm¹

before 1000; Old English dēaw-wyrm (not recorded in ME); dew, worm

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg