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wormship

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A term of address for a worm.

archaic, humorous

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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