cankerwormn.

Brit.

/ˈkaŋkəwəːm/, U.S.

/ˈkæŋkərˌwərm/

Forms: see canker n. and worm n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: canker n., worm n.

Etymology: < canker n. + worm n., apparently originally after Middle French ver de chancre (1530 in quot. 1530 at sense 1).

1. A caterpillar that attacks buds and leaves; spec. (U.S.) the larva of either of two similar geometrid moths, Alsophila pometaria (more fully fall cankerworm), and Paleacrita vernata (more fully spring cankerworm). Cf. canker n. 3. Also in figurative context.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva

niteOE

wormOE

grubc1420

canker1440

caterpillarc1440

cankerworm1530

mad1573

bug1594

blote1657

vermicle1657

hexapod1668

grub-worm1752

truffle-worm1753

larva1768

larve1822

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > defined by parasitism or feeding > that destroys or eats plants

canker1440

rukel?1440

cankerworm1530

canker-blossom1600

whirl-worm1643

whirl1658

bud-worm1850

stem borer1921

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > geometra brumata (winter-moth) > larva

cankerworm1841

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement f. xxii^v Cancker worme, uers de chancre [read uer de chancre].

1611 Bible (King James) Joel i. 4 That which the locust hath left, hath the canker-worme eaten.

1778 Pract. Gardener 91 Clip off the extremities of the shoots of gooseberries, which will in a great measure prevent or kill the cankerworm.

1820 W. Scott Monastery I. v. 162 Pestilential heresy..as a canker-worm in the rose-garland of the Spouse.

1841 R. W. Emerson Lect. on Times in Wks. (1906) II. 260 The canker-worms have crawled to the topmost bough of the wild elm.

1863 H. W. Longfellow Birds of Killingworth 196 From the trees spun down the canker~worms upon the passers-by.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 275 The eggs may serve to carry the species over the winter, as in the tent-caterpillars, gipsy moth, fall cankerworm, and others.

1996 E. Tenner Why Things bite Back vi. 124 They overwhelm native tree pests, including cankerworms and tent caterpillars, by outfeeding them.

2. figurative. A highly malignant and corrupting influence that spreads and consumes, in the manner of a cankerworm.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > a harmful thing or person > thing > slow or stealthy

apostemec1380

cankera1475

cankerworm1580

cancer1597

sap1748

tapeworm1824

1580 G. Gaske in Paradyse Daintie Deuises (ed. 3) f. 49^v Unto the minde a canker worme of care.

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 20 Must tradition..be the perpetuall canker-worme to eat out Gods Commandements?

?1734 G. Philips Lex Parliamentaria (ed. 2) 88 Sir Francis Mitchell..another Canker-worm of the Common-wealth..was discover'd and degraded from his Knighthood.

1796 Agatha III. 142 The dread that a secret grief might rankle in your heart would prove a canker-worm to mine.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xiii. 148 Lies..are cankerworms, and spoil all causes, good or bad.

1874 J. Lawrence Angel Voices from Spirit World 385 The canker-worm of guilt is ever gnawing at my vitals, rendering even spirit-life a burthen.

1909 H. T. M. Bell Poems 31 When happiness Is ours, a hidden canker-worm reveals Its hateful presence, and too soon there comes Something to vex the spirit.

1940 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 July 8/2 Distrust, which has been the cankerworm in island life.

2007 Vanguard (Nigeria) (Nexis) 25 Mar. Another cankerworm affecting our educational standard is misappropriation of funds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cankerworm
释义	cankerwormn. Brit. /ˈkaŋkəwəːm/, U.S. /ˈkæŋkərˌwərm/ Forms: see canker n. and worm n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: canker n., worm n. Etymology: < canker n. + worm n., apparently originally after Middle French ver de chancre (1530 in quot. 1530 at sense 1). 1. A caterpillar that attacks buds and leaves; spec. (U.S.) the larva of either of two similar geometrid moths, Alsophila pometaria (more fully fall cankerworm), and Paleacrita vernata (more fully spring cankerworm). Cf. canker n. 3. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva niteOE wormOE grubc1420 canker1440 caterpillarc1440 cankerworm1530 mad1573 bug1594 blote1657 vermicle1657 hexapod1668 grub-worm1752 truffle-worm1753 larva1768 larve1822 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > defined by parasitism or feeding > that destroys or eats plants canker1440 rukel?1440 cankerworm1530 canker-blossom1600 whirl-worm1643 whirl1658 bud-worm1850 stem borer1921 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > geometra brumata (winter-moth) > larva cankerworm1841 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement f. xxii^v Cancker worme, uers de chancre [read uer de chancre]. 1611 Bible (King James) Joel i. 4 That which the locust hath left, hath the canker-worme eaten. View more context for this quotation 1778 Pract. Gardener 91 Clip off the extremities of the shoots of gooseberries, which will in a great measure prevent or kill the cankerworm. 1820 W. Scott Monastery I. v. 162 Pestilential heresy..as a canker-worm in the rose-garland of the Spouse. 1841 R. W. Emerson Lect. on Times in Wks. (1906) II. 260 The canker-worms have crawled to the topmost bough of the wild elm. 1863 H. W. Longfellow Birds of Killingworth 196 From the trees spun down the canker~worms upon the passers-by. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 275 The eggs may serve to carry the species over the winter, as in the tent-caterpillars, gipsy moth, fall cankerworm, and others. 1996 E. Tenner Why Things bite Back vi. 124 They overwhelm native tree pests, including cankerworms and tent caterpillars, by outfeeding them. 2. figurative. A highly malignant and corrupting influence that spreads and consumes, in the manner of a cankerworm. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > a harmful thing or person > thing > slow or stealthy apostemec1380 cankera1475 cankerworm1580 cancer1597 sap1748 tapeworm1824 1580 G. Gaske in Paradyse Daintie Deuises (ed. 3) f. 49^v Unto the minde a canker worme of care. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 20 Must tradition..be the perpetuall canker-worme to eat out Gods Commandements? ?1734 G. Philips Lex Parliamentaria (ed. 2) 88 Sir Francis Mitchell..another Canker-worm of the Common-wealth..was discover'd and degraded from his Knighthood. 1796 Agatha III. 142 The dread that a secret grief might rankle in your heart would prove a canker-worm to mine. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xiii. 148 Lies..are cankerworms, and spoil all causes, good or bad. 1874 J. Lawrence Angel Voices from Spirit World 385 The canker-worm of guilt is ever gnawing at my vitals, rendering even spirit-life a burthen. 1909 H. T. M. Bell Poems 31 When happiness Is ours, a hidden canker-worm reveals Its hateful presence, and too soon there comes Something to vex the spirit. 1940 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 July 8/2 Distrust, which has been the cankerworm in island life. 2007 Vanguard (Nigeria) (Nexis) 25 Mar. Another cankerworm affecting our educational standard is misappropriation of funds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1530
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