brandling

[brand-ling]

brand·ling

[brand-ling]
noun
a small, reddish-brown earthworm, Eisenia foetida, having yellow markings, found chiefly in manure piles and used as bait.

Origin:
1645–55; brand + -ling1
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Brandling is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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brandling (ˈbrændlɪŋ)
 
n
a small red earthworm, Eisenia foetida (or Helodrilus foetidus), found in manure and used as bait by anglers
 
[C17: from brand + -ling1]

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