gilt tailn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɪlt teɪl/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪlt ˌteɪl/

Forms:

α. 1600s gild-taile, 1800s gild-tail.

β. 1600s– gilt-tail.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gilded adj., gilden adj., gilt adj., tail n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < gild- (in gilded adj. or gilden adj.) + tail n.¹ In β. forms < gilt adj. + tail n.¹

Any of various earthworms having a yellowish tail and typically used as bait in fishing; esp. the earthworm Dendrodrilus rubidus, which is native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere.

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1656 T. Barker Art of Angling (ed. 2) 42 A little short worm..called a Gild-taile.

1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 297 Of all the Worms that move in the Earth, the Gild-tail alone is the Angler's Corona.

1706 R. Howlett Anglers Sure Guide ii. 25 Gilt-tails are paler and longer than the Dunghill Red-Worms,..and are of a pale yellow, towards the Tail especially.

1740 R. Brookes Art of Angling 12 The Brandling, Gilt-Tail and Red-Worm, are all to be found in old Dunghills.

1865 T. E. Fuller Boy's Holiday Bk. 143 The baits for dace are the red-worm, brandling, gilt-tail, cow-dung, and earth-bob.

1893 Fishing Gaz. 29 July Worms—Reds, Brandlings,..Gilt-tails, 1000, 3s., in moss.

1913 Irish Naturalist 22 170 The Brandling E[isenia] foetida) and the Mucous Worm..were here, with the Gilt-tail, the Tree Worm and others.

1994 G. Baker & V. Barrett Earthworm Identifier 15 Dendrodrilus rubidus Common names: Bank worm, tree worm, cockspur, gilt tail, or gold-tailed brandling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gilt tail
释义	gilt tailn. Brit. /ˈɡɪlt teɪl/, U.S. /ˈɡɪlt ˌteɪl/ Forms: α. 1600s gild-taile, 1800s gild-tail. β. 1600s– gilt-tail. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gilded adj., gilden adj., gilt adj., tail n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < gild- (in gilded adj. or gilden adj.) + tail n.¹ In β. forms < gilt adj. + tail n.¹ Any of various earthworms having a yellowish tail and typically used as bait in fishing; esp. the earthworm Dendrodrilus rubidus, which is native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere. 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 1656 T. Barker Art of Angling (ed. 2) 42 A little short worm..called a Gild-taile. 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 297 Of all the Worms that move in the Earth, the Gild-tail alone is the Angler's Corona. 1706 R. Howlett Anglers Sure Guide ii. 25 Gilt-tails are paler and longer than the Dunghill Red-Worms,..and are of a pale yellow, towards the Tail especially. 1740 R. Brookes Art of Angling 12 The Brandling, Gilt-Tail and Red-Worm, are all to be found in old Dunghills. 1865 T. E. Fuller Boy's Holiday Bk. 143 The baits for dace are the red-worm, brandling, gilt-tail, cow-dung, and earth-bob. 1893 Fishing Gaz. 29 July Worms—Reds, Brandlings,..Gilt-tails, 1000, 3s., in moss. 1913 Irish Naturalist 22 170 The Brandling E[isenia] foetida) and the Mucous Worm..were here, with the Gilt-tail, the Tree Worm and others. 1994 G. Baker & V. Barrett Earthworm Identifier 15 Dendrodrilus rubidus Common names: Bank worm, tree worm, cockspur, gilt tail, or gold-tailed brandling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656
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