sandworm (plural sandworms)
(British) The lugworm, Arenicola marina.
(US) The clam worm or ragworm, Alitta virens.
Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
The chigoe, a species of flea, Tunga penetrans.
• swordman, wordsman
Source: Wiktionary
Sand"worm`, n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore. (b) Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters. (c) The chigoe, a species of flea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
