Dictionary entry
werms • n • worm, worms
Lexicon record # 4003 | Source reference(s):
AS1
Semantic
domain: snakes and slimy animals
Derivation: borrowed from English worms
Sentence example (1)
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[Leyes hes wee' k'ee kuech-kuech?] Paa', nee-mee kee wee-tee' soo. He-gee' werms wee' he-goh mo-cho kert-kee'm k'ee kuech-kuech.
[Is the bait worm a leyes?] No, that's not what it is. They use "worms" to fish with, worms.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)