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wormer|ˈwɜːmə(r)|
[f. worm v. + -er1.]
1. One who pries into the affairs of others; one who ‘worms out’ (secrets).
The meaning in quot. 1602 is uncertain.
1602Chettle Hoffman iii. (1631) F 1 b, How say you, most valiant and reprobate Country men: haue ye not heard I haue bin a stinger, a tickler, a wormer. 1822E. Nathan Langreath III. 465 The insidious wormer of family secrets.
2. a. One who catches or collects worms for bait.
1880F. Buckland Nat. Hist. Brit. Fishes 11 It is a very interesting sight to see the lights of the numerous wormers when they are out with their lanterns collecting of a dark night. 1881Athenæum 30 Apr. 594/2 A long reach is indispensable to a good wormer.
b. One who angles with a worm or worms as bait.
1891A. Lang Angling Sk. 26 In a small burn a skilled wormer may almost depopulate the pools. 1909W. C. Platts Light Lines 82 And how keen some of these old wormers are!
3. U.S. = worm n. 16 b.
1891Century Dict. 1895Funk's Standard Dict. 1911Webster.
4. A preparation used to rid animals of worm infestations.
1934in Webster. 1971Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 45 (Advt.), An ideal wormer. It is highly effective against all roundworms in the gut. 1980Kenya Veterinarian June p.v (Advt.), There's only one total spectrum wormer for sheep and cattle. |