"angletwitch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: angletwitches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English angletwitche, angletwatche, from Old English angeltwiċċa, angeltweċċa, angeltwæċċa, angeltwiċċe (“fishing worm”), equivalent to angle + twitch. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|angletwitche}} Middle English angletwitche, {{inh|en|ang|angeltwiċċa}} Old English angeltwiċċa, {{com|en|angle|twitch}} angle + twitch Head templates: {{en-noun}} angletwitch (plural angletwitches)
  1. (rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm. Tags: dialectal, rare Related terms: angledog, twachel
    Sense id: en-angletwitch-en-noun-Gjfi4wO~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Earthworms

Inflected forms

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        "English terms derived from Old English",
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