| 单词 | cockspur worm |
| 释义 | > as lemmascockspur worm 2. Angling. Originally: the larva of a caddis fly. In later use (more fully cockspur worm): an earthworm, esp. the gilt tail, Dendrodrilus rubidus. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > bait > worms and grubs angletwitcheOE wormc1320 codwormc1450 redwormc1450 gentle1577 touchangle1581 bob1589 Jack1601 dug1608 codbait1620 caddis-worm1627 caddis1653 cockspur1653 lob-worm1653 marsh worm1653 gilt tail1656 cadew1668 cad1674 ash-grub1676 clap-bait1681 whitebait1681 earth-bob1696 jag-tail1736 buzz1760 treachet1787 angleworm1788 cow-turd-bob1798 palmer bob1814 slob1814 angledog1832 caddis-bait1833 sedge-worm1839 snake feeder1861 hellgrammite1866 easworm1872 cow-dung bob1880 snake doctora1883 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [noun] > order Trichoptera > family Phryganeidae or genus Phryganea > member of (caddis-fly) > larva of codwormc1450 casewormc1565 codbait1620 caddis-worm1627 straw-bait1632 caddis1653 cockspur1653 piper1653 ruffcoat1653 straw-worm1653 cadew1668 cad1674 caddis-bait1833 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 231 There is also a lesser Cadis-worm, called a Cock-spur, being in fashion like the spur of a Cock, sharp at one end. View more context for this quotation 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 183 Other water Flys there are that come of such worms, called Cock-spurs, Rough-coats, Pipers. 1754 G. Smith Angler's Mag. 9 The Cock-spur..is a good Bait for all Float-fish. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling i. 15 A small fragment of red worm, or, as it is called on the Trent, the cockspur. 1895 Fishing Gaz. 24 Aug. 132/1 (advt.) Worms in moss,..Cockspurs, Reds, Marsh, and Pinkheads, 300 1s. 6d. 1906 J. W. Martin My Fishing Days 183 The hook was a No. 8, and the bait a couple of small cockspur worms. 1994 G. Baker & V. Barrett Earthworm Identifier 15 Dendrodrilus rubidus Common names: Bank worm, tree worm, cockspur, gilt tail, or gold-tailed brandling. 2017 P. Holden & G. Abbott RSPB Handbk. Garden Wildlife (ed. 2) 94 The Cockspur Worm..is 27-90 mm long and is widespread in Britain and Ireland. < as lemmas |
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