A worm used as bait in fishing; an earthworm.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > bait > worms and grubs (37) angletwitcheOE A worm used as bait in fishing; an earthworm. wormc1320 An earthworm, or a larva (see senses 3 5 above). as bait for fish. codwormc1450 The aquatic larva of a caddis fly, commonly used as fishing bait. Cf. codbait, n.1 redwormc1450 A small, brownish-red earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling, and in the composting of organic matter. Also: (in later use) the… gentle1577 Angling. A larva of a blowfly (family Calliphoridae), esp. the bluebottle, Calliphora vomitoria, used as bait. Cf. sense A. 9. touchangle1581 Perhaps: a worm used as bait in fishing; = angletwitch, n. bob1589 An insect. The grub or larva of a beetle used as bait for fish. Jack1601 A caterpillar; esp. when used as bait by anglers. Obsolete. dug1608 A kind of red worm used as a bait. More fully called dug-worm n. codbait1620 The aquatic larva of a caddis fly, especially when used as fishing bait. Cf. cad, n.3, codworm, n.1 1. caddis-worm1627 = caddis-bait n. caddis1653 The larva of the May-fly and other species of Phryganea, which lives in water, and forms for itself a curious cylindrical case of hollow stems… cockspur1653 Angling. Originally: the larva of a caddis fly. In later use (more fully cockspur worm): an earthworm, esp. the gilt tail, Dendrodrilus rubidus. lob-worm1653 A large earthworm used for bait by anglers. marsh worm1653 a kind of earthworm used by anglers as bait (in quot. 1961 identified with the red worm, Lumbricus rubellus, but in quot. 1856 distinguished from it). gilt tail1656 Any of various earthworms having a yellowish tail and typically used as bait in fishing; esp. the earthworm Dendrodrilus rubidus, which is native… cadew1668 = caddis, n.2 cad1674 The aquatic larva of a caddis fly, commonly used as fishing bait. ash-grub1676 clap-bait1681 a kind of worm used as bait in angling. whitebait1681 The larva of any of various chafer beetles, used as bait in angling; = white grub n. at white, adj. n.compounds 1g(a)(ii). Obsolete. earth-bob1696 the subterranean larva of a beetle, perhaps a chafer, used as bait for fishing. jag-tail1736 (see quot.). buzz1760 A downy land-beetle (Rhizotrogus solstitialis Latr.) used as bait; the artificial ‘fly’ made in imitation of it. treachet1787 A name for the lob-worm. angleworm1788 An earthworm of a kind used for bait by anglers. cow-turd-bob1798 the larva of a beetle found in cow-dung, used by anglers as a bait. palmer bob1814 slob1814 Angling. Any of various kinds of large soft worm used as bait. Also slob worm. Now rare. angledog1832 An earthworm; = angleworm, n. caddis-bait1833 sedge-worm1839 some kind of worm used for bait. snake feeder1861 = snake doctor n. hellgrammite1866 The large, predatory aquatic larva of a dobsonfly (family Corydalidae), esp. that ofCorydalis cornutus, which is popular as fishing bait. Also (more… easworm1872 An earthworm used as bait. cow-dung bob1880 a grub and fly used by anglers. snake doctora1883 = dragonfly, n. or hellgrammite, n. |
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