twatcheln.
/ˈtwatʃəl/ archaic.
A name for the earthworm. Added in the 3rd ed. of Walton's Angler, and thence in subsequent books on fishing.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Oligochaeta > family Lumbricidae > member of (earthworm)
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1661 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 3) v. 92 The twachel or lob-worm, (which of all other is the most excellent bait for a Salmon).
1681 J. Chetham Angler's Vade Mecum iv. 24 Dew-worm, Garden-worm, Lob-worm or Twatchell Are but one Worm, although called in different places by all the said names.
1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling (ed. 2) 16 The Lob-worm, Dew-worm, Garden-worm, Twatchel or Treachet.
1865 A. S. Moffat Secrets of Angling viii. 164 The Lob, Dew, Twatchel, or Garden Worm.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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