WORM
ADJECTIVES
1690 ► VERMICULOUS full of worms → rare
1727 ► VERMICULOSE infested with worms → rare
NOUNS
1000 ► RAINWORM the common earthworm
1400 ► MADDOCK an earthworm → obs.
1440 ► LUMBRIC a worm → obs.
1586 ► MAD an earthworm → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1591 ► EASSE an earthworm → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1601 ► EARTH-MAD an earthworm → obs. rare
1661 ► TWATCHEL the earthworm → arch.
1730 ► ESSE a large earthworm → Eng. dial.
1730 ► YESS a large earthworm → Eng. dial.
1787 ► YES → YESH the earthworm → Eng. dial.
1820 ► YIS a large earthworm → Eng. dial.
1832 ► ANGLEWORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing → Amer. dial.
1840 ► REDWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1850 ► ANGLE-TWITCH the earthworm → Eng. dial.
1859 ► WIGGLER an earthworm → US
1867 ► ANGLE-DOG the earthworm → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1889 ► ANGLE a worm used in fishing; an earthworm → Eng. dial.
1889 ► INGLE-DOG an earthworm → Eng. dial.
1894 ► NIGHT WALKER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1896 ► ANGLER WORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing → Amer. dial.
1896 ► EACEWORM → EASS-WORM → EES-WORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1896 ► EASTERWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1896 ► EASTWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1896 ► WIGGLEWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1900 ► EARTH-GRUB an earthworm → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► EARTH-MAWK an earthworm → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► TAGWORM the earthworm → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1907 ► MUDWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1908 ► BAIT an earthworm → Amer. dial., esp. African-American
1924 ► NIGHT CRAWLER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1933 ► ANGLING WORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing → Amer. dial.
1939 ► NIGHT PROWLER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1946 ► GROUNDWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1949 ► BAITWORM the common worm used for bait; an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1949 ► BLACKWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1949 ► GUNTER WORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1949 ► HAMESTRINGS large earthworms → Amer. dial.
1965 ► CRAWLER the common earthworm used as bait → Amer. dial.
1966 ► GROUND BAIT an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1966 ► NIGHTWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1967 ► CREEPER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1967 ► GROUND RATTLER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1967 ► LAND WORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1967 ► NIGHTHAWK an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1967 ► NIGHTHAWKER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1968 ► AFRICAN WIGGLER a worm used for bait → Amer. dial.
1968 ► DIRTWORM an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1968 ► RINGLER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1969 ► BANANA WIGGLER a worm used as bait in fishing → Amer. dial.
1970 ► JUMPER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1970 ► JUMPING JACK an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1970 ► WIGGLETAIL earthworm → Amer. dial.
1970 ► WIGGLYTAIL earthworm → Amer. dial.
1973 ► NIGHT CREEPER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1986 ► LONG JOHN an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1986 ► LONG JUMPER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1986 ► NIGHT WIGGLER an earthworm → Amer. dial.
1991 ► HELMINTHOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of being infested with worms (Bk.)
1991 ► SCOLECIPHOBIA an abnormal fear of worms (Bk.)
1991 ► VERMIPHOBIA an abnormal fear of worms (Bk.)