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Worm-eaten
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What's The Definition Of Worm-eaten?
[adj] eaten (or as if eaten) by worms
Synonyms | Synonyms for Worm-eaten: vermiculate | wormy | worn Related Terms | Find terms related to Worm-eaten: See Also | Worm-eaten In Webster's Dictionary \Worm"-eat`en\, a.
1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as,
worm-eaten timber.
Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut.
--Shak.
2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh. --
{Worm"-eat`en*ness}, n. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.
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