dewworm

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dewworm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dewworm \Dew"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
     See Earthworm.
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  Earthworm \Earth"worm`\, n.
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied
        genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most
        abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris;
        many others are known; -- called also angleworm and
        dewworm.
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     2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.
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