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eaceworm

eaceworm noun: an earthworm.

Noun

eaceworm (plural eaceworms)

  1. (New-England, archaic, dialectal, rare) An earthworm.

Forms of eaceworm

pluraleaceworms

Origin of eaceworm

Dialectal forms eace, easse (“earthworm”) (from Middle English ees (“bait, carrion”), from Old English ǣs) + worm. Akin to Old High German ās (“carrion”), Latin esca (“food, bait”), Lithuanian edesis (“food”), Old English etan (“to eat”) — more at eat.

Questions about eaceworm

What does eaceworm mean?
Eaceworm means an earthworm.
What part of speech is eaceworm?
Eaceworm is a noun.
What is the plural of eaceworm?
The plural of eaceworm is eaceworms.

Words near eaceworm in the dictionary

  1. EaaS
  2. EAB
  3. EABOD
  4. EABs
  5. EAC
  6. eaceworm
  7. eaceworms
  8. each
  9. each and every
  10. each other
  11. each other's

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