单词 | button worm |
释义 | > as lemmasbutton worm button worm n. Angling a kind of small earthworm used as bait.Not readily identifiable; perhaps most often a variety of the redworm Lumbricus rubellus or of the similar L. castaneus. ΚΠ 1847 T. T. Stoddart Angler's Compan. 111 The Black-Head, or Button-Worm..whose nature it is..to coil and knot itself up in the form of a ball or old-fashioned button. 1900 Catal. Hardy's Angling Specialities 25 The worms best for trout fishing are the marsh-worm, red-worm, button-worm, and the brandling. 2004 News of World (Nexis) 11 Apr. Brandling and button worms tend to be the favoured bait. < as lemmas |
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