- (v.t.) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b).
- (n.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
- (n.) Any helminth; an entozoon.
- (n.) To cut the worm or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
- (n.) Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
- (n.) A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail or the like.
- (n.) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
- (v.t.) To effect, remove, drive, draw or the like, by slow and secret means; -- often followed by out.
- (n.) To wind rope, yarn or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope.
- (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
- (v.i.) To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
- (n.) Same as Vermes.
- (n.) Anything spiral, vermiculated or resembling a worm.
- (n.) The thread of a screw.
- (n.) Any annelid.
- (n.) An insect larva.
- (n.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below.
- (n.) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
- (n.) A being debased and despised.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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