pinwormn.
/ˈpɪnwəːm/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌwərm/ 1. Any of various parasitic nematode worms of the family Oxyuridae, with long tapering tails; esp. Enterobius vermicularis of humans and Oxyuris equi of horses; cf. threadworm n. Also: the disease caused by these worms; enterobiasis, threadworm.
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1846 Amer. Whig Rev. Nov. 536/2 Others [suppose] that pin-worms, and other ascarides are introduced into the stomach of men and animals in impure waters.
1866 Rural Amer. (Utica, N.Y.) 15 Mar. 84/3 In answer to W. M. Ryerson's enquiries about pin worms in colts, I would say, that one tablespoonful of wood ashes, mixed with cob meal, and given three times a week, will cure them effectually.
1910 K. Winslow Prevention & Treatm. Dis. Domest. Animals 191 Oxyuris, Whip, Thread or Pin Worm.
1974 M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. ii. 35 Piperazine (Antepar) and chloroquine..have been quite effective in the cure of..pinworm, and malaria, respectively.
2004 Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 17 553 There is some evidence that D. fragilis might be transmitted via the ova of pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis.
2. North American. The minute larva of the moth Keiferia lycopersicella (family Gelechiidae), which bores pinholes into the buds and fruits of the tomato; = tomato pinworm n. at tomato n. and adj. Compounds 5b.
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1933 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 26 138 In California, the Pin Worm has done much damage to tomatoes.
1994 Org. Gardening Feb. 21/2 How can I rid my tomato plants and fruit of pinworms?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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