Wiktionary

angletwitch

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English angletwitche, angletwatche, from Old English angeltwiċċa, angeltweċċa, angeltwæċċa, angeltwiċċe (“fishing worm”),[1] equivalent to angle +‎ twitch or angle +‎ tweak.

Noun edit

angletwitch (plural angletwitches)

  1. (rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ “angletwitch”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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