- copperworm
- coppˈerworm nounThe ship-worm• • •Main Entry: ↑copper
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Copperworm — Cop per*worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The teredo; so called because it injures the bottoms of vessels, where not protected by copper. (b) The ringworm. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ship|worm — «SHIHP WURM», noun. any one of various clams, having small valves and long, wormlike bodies, which burrow into the timbers, especially of ships and docks; teredo; copperworm … Useful english dictionary
