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Earthworm [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The dew worm, a species of Lumbricus; a worm that lives under ground.

Earthworm [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.

2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard.