wormship
wormship noun: a term of address for a worm.
Noun
wormship (plural wormships)
- A term of address for a worm.
- Worms frequently cause diseases in trees by domiciliating themselves between the bark and the wood. […] Immediate recourse must be had to the knife, or pointed wire, and his wormship must be ejected, and the wound filled with clay.1853, Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, page 421
- I am satisfied it is tape worm. […] Will some of the Brief readers help me to get rid of his wormship? The woman has been to several physicians and is impatient to be cured.1893, The Medical Brief, page 1354
Forms of wormship
| plural | wormships |
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Origin of wormship
From worm + -ship.
Questions about wormship
- What does wormship mean?
- Wormship means a term of address for a worm.
- What part of speech is wormship?
- Wormship is a noun.
- What is the plural of wormship?
- The plural of wormship is wormships.
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