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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.

Definition 2024

worm-eaten

worm-eaten

English

Adjective

worm-eaten ‎(comparative more worm-eaten, superlative most worm-eaten)

  1. Eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside.
  2. (by extension) Rotten or decrepit.

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