angletwitch

English

Etymology

From Middle English angletwitche, angletwatche, from Old English angeltwiċċa, angeltweċċa, angeltwæċċa, angeltwiċċe (“fishing worm”),[1] equivalent to angle +‎ twitch or angle +‎ tweak.

Noun

angletwitch (plural angletwitches)

  1. (rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.

References

  1. ^ “angletwitch”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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