| 释义 |
† spole-worm Obs. rare.
Also spoul-.
[ad. older Flem. spoel-worm (Kilian), G. spulwurm.]
A tapeworm infesting the human body.
1527Andrew Brunswyke's Distyll. Waters D j b, The same water dronke..is good for the worme in the body named the spole worme. Ibid. E j b, Two ounces dronke fastynge in the mornynge is good for the evyll worme called the spoul worme. |