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单词 lobworm
释义

lobworm

[ lob-wurm ]
/ ˈlɒbˌwɜrm /

noun

the lugworm.
Also called lob.

Origin of lobworm

1645–55; dial. lob, earlier lobbe originally, something pendulous (see lob1) + worm

Words nearby lobworm

lobule, lobule of epididymis, lobulus, lobus, lobus azygos, lobworm, loc., local, local anaesthetic, local anaphylaxis, local anesthesia
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Example sentences from the Web for lobworm

  • The earth-worm, the lobworm, the nereis, and the leech belong to this division.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
  • Technically described by a fisherman, this knocker is said to be "a lobworm of buxom proportions dangling from a hook."

    Chats on Old Copper and Brass|Fred. W. Burgess

British Dictionary definitions for lobworm

lobworm
/ (ˈlɒbˌwɜːm) /

noun

another name for lugworm Sometimes shortened to: lob
a large earthworm used as bait in fishing

Word Origin for lobworm

C17: from obsolete lob lump + worm
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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