earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm
(noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
angleworm (plural angleworms)
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
• XIX c., Emily Dickinson, A Bird came down the Walk —
• Low German, lawmonger
Source: Wiktionary
An"gle*worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
