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redwork

English

Etymology

red +? work

Noun

redwork (uncountable)

  1. (sewing) A form of embroidery done in red thread rather than black.

Synonyms

  • scarletwork

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redworm

English

Etymology

From red +? worm.

Noun

redworm (plural redworms)

  1. A type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida. [from 15th c.]
    • 1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug:
      It could have been that you rose just before dawn and quickly tended your chores then dug a bucket of redworms out of the compost pile and pulled your cane pole out from under the porch and took off, up the creek.
  2. A parasitic worm of the family Strongylidae, which causes anaemia in many vertebrates. [from 19th c.]

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