eaceworm

English

Etymology

Dialectal forms eace, easse (“earthworm”) (from Middle English ees (“bait, carrion”), from Old English ǣs) + worm. Akin to Old High German ās (“carrion”), Latin esca (“food, bait”), Lithuanian edesis (“food”), Old English etan (“to eat”) — more at eat.

Noun

eaceworm (plural eaceworms)

1. (dialectal, rare, archaic, New England) An earthworm.

References

• Useful English Dictionary. 2012