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