ANGLEWORM

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


Etymology

Noun

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 —

Anagrams

• 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



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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