red worm

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In particular, yellow perch suffer from red worms, which are between 2 and 2½ inches long. Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 27 May 2020 Then just adopt about a pound of red worms or red wigglers from your local pet or garden store, have the kids feed them leafy scraps and peels, and let the pooping begin. Jamie Kiffel-alcheh, National Geographic, 24 Dec. 2019 Bluegill fishing is good off of Eight Mile Road with jumbo red worms. sacbee, 23 Apr. 2018 Crappie are showing up in the south Delta sloughs with small to medium minnows along with mini-jigs while bluegill to 1.5 pounds are abundant on waxworms or jumbo red worms on a drop-shot presentation. Bee Staff, sacbee, 26 Feb. 2018 Below the dam: Cotter Trout Dock reports: variable generation; trout fair to good on shrimp or PowerBait (during low flows), also drifting sculpins, red worms or pink Power Worms (during high flows). Bruce Janssen, kansascity, 11 Oct. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red worm was in the 15th century

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“Red worm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20worm. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

Medical Definition

red worm

noun
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