worm-eatern.

Brit.

/ˈwəːmˌiːtə/, U.S.

/ˈwərmˌidər/

1. A bird or other creature that feeds on worms; spec. the Worm-eating Warbler (see below).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > carnivore > that feeds on worms

worm-eater1760

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > that eats specific things

worm-fowlc1381

seed fowlc1500

thistle-eater1562

chipper1668

honeyeater1688

wheat-bird1747

falcon-fisher1759

worm-eater1760

bone-breaker1787

seed eater1820

carrion-bird1839

seed feeder1853

fish-tiger1879

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > genus Helmitheros (worm-eating warbler)

worm-eater1760

worm-eating warbler1817

Swainson's warbler1858

swamp warbler1859

1760 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. II. 200 The Worm-eater [of Pennsylvania].

1831 W. Swainson & J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana II. 221 Sylvicola (Vermivora) peregrina... Tennessee Worm-eater.

1878 J. Buller Forty Years N.Z. i. v. 39 A desperate gang headed by a chief called ‘Kaitoke’ (worm-eater).

2. [ < worm-eaten adj.] (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > one who forges or falsifies > by drilling holes in furniture

worm-eater1890

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > other woodworkers

rough-hewer1574

hoop-shaver1688

timber-taster1803

spaller1843

pump log borer1857

stamp-cutter1858

creosoter1889

timberman1890

worm-eater1890

slabby1907

1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 22 Apr. 2/3 A man..gave his occupation as that of a worm-eater... He said he was employed by a furniture manufacturer to fire shot at furniture so as to give it a worm-eaten appearance.

1900 Daily Mail 31 Oct. Worm-eaters..assist the makers of spurious oak furniture to deceive the public by drilling worm holes into the wood so as to give it an ancient appearance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	worm-eater
释义	worm-eatern. Brit. /ˈwəːmˌiːtə/, U.S. /ˈwərmˌidər/ 1. A bird or other creature that feeds on worms; spec. the Worm-eating Warbler (see below). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > carnivore > that feeds on worms worm-eater1760 the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > that eats specific things worm-fowlc1381 seed fowlc1500 thistle-eater1562 chipper1668 honeyeater1688 wheat-bird1747 falcon-fisher1759 worm-eater1760 bone-breaker1787 seed eater1820 carrion-bird1839 seed feeder1853 fish-tiger1879 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > genus Helmitheros (worm-eating warbler) worm-eater1760 worm-eating warbler1817 Swainson's warbler1858 swamp warbler1859 1760 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. II. 200 The Worm-eater [of Pennsylvania]. 1831 W. Swainson & J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana II. 221 Sylvicola (Vermivora) peregrina... Tennessee Worm-eater. 1878 J. Buller Forty Years N.Z. i. v. 39 A desperate gang headed by a chief called ‘Kaitoke’ (worm-eater). 2. [ < worm-eaten adj.] (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > one who forges or falsifies > by drilling holes in furniture worm-eater1890 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > other woodworkers rough-hewer1574 hoop-shaver1688 timber-taster1803 spaller1843 pump log borer1857 stamp-cutter1858 creosoter1889 timberman1890 worm-eater1890 slabby1907 1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 22 Apr. 2/3 A man..gave his occupation as that of a worm-eater... He said he was employed by a furniture manufacturer to fire shot at furniture so as to give it a worm-eaten appearance. 1900 Daily Mail 31 Oct. Worm-eaters..assist the makers of spurious oak furniture to deceive the public by drilling worm holes into the wood so as to give it an ancient appearance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1760
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