A worm or crawling larva supposed to taint or infect cattle, etc.: cf. taint, n.1 7.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [noun] > member of (worm) > parasitic or harmful > to animals > taint-worm (3) taint-worm1573 A worm or crawling larva supposed to taint or infect cattle, etc.: cf. taint, n.1 7. taint1577 (Also tant.) Short for taint-worm, n.; also (more fully taint-bob), a small red spider (see quot. 1646). Obs. tine-worm1587 An unidentified ‘worm’, said to be injurious to sheep; ? = taint-worm, n. |
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