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Angleworm

noun
1.
Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers.  Synonyms: crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler.






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"Angleworm" Quotes from Famous Books



... through the ports," Wurpz says. "In passin' I saw an angleworm three times the size of a firehose, and a beetle big enough ...
— Operation Earthworm • Joe Archibald

... pleased Mrs. Hen so much that she actually let a fat angleworm get away from her because she hadn't her mind on what she was doing. She noticed meanwhile that one of her neighbors was making frantic motions, as if she had something important to say. So Mrs. Hen sauntered across the henyard to find out what ...
— The Tale of Grumpy Weasel - Sleepy-Time Tales • Arthur Scott Bailey

... come out again. Welcome Robin flew down on the ground, ran a few steps, and then stood still with his head on one side as if listening. Then he reached down and tugged at something, and presently out of the ground came a long, wriggling angleworm. Welcome gulped it down and ran on a few steps, then once more paused to listen. This time he turned and ran three or four steps to the right, where he pulled another worm out ...
— The Burgess Bird Book for Children • Thornton W. Burgess

... Wurpz says. "In passin' I saw an angleworm three times the size of a firehose, and a beetle big ...
— Operation Earthworm • Joe Archibald

... fishing, but I am not going to try to tell you how to fish; that would take a volume, there are so many kinds of fish and so many ways of fishing. One way is to cut a slender pole, tie a fish-line on the small end, tie a fish-hook to the end of the line, bait it with an angleworm, stand on the bank, drop the hook and bait into the water, and await results. Another way is to put together a delicate, quivering fishing-rod, carefully select a "fly," adjust it, stand on the bank, or in a boat, and "cast" the fly far out on the water with a dexterous turn ...
— On the Trail - An Outdoor Book for Girls • Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard



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