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Webster 1913 Edition

Worm-eaten

Worm′-eatˊen

,

Adj.

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.

Shakespeare

2.

Worn-out; old; worthless.

[R.]

Sir W. Raleigh.

–

Worm′-eatˊen-ness

,

Noun.

[R.]

Dr. John Smith.

Webster 1828 Edition

Worm-eaten

WORM-EATEN

,

Adj.

[worm and eat.]

1.

Gnawed by worms; as worm-eaten boards, planks or timber.

2.

Old; worthless.