"angledog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angledogs [plural]
Etymology: From angle (“to fish; fishhook”) + dog. Etymology templates: {{com|en|angle|dog|t1=to fish; fishhook}} angle (“to fish; fishhook”) + dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} angledog (plural angledogs)
  1. (dialects, chiefly US, New England, dated) An earthworm. Tags: New-England, US, dated, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Earthworms Related terms: angletwitch

Inflected forms

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