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Webster 1913 Edition

Backworm

Back′wormˊ

,
Noun.
[2d
back
, n. +
worm
.]
A disease of hawks. See
Filanders
.
Wright.

Webster 1828 Edition

Backworm

BACK'WORM

, n.[back and worm.] A small worm, in a thin skin, in the reins of a hawk. [See Filanders.]

Definition 2024

backworm

backworm

English

Noun

backworm

  1. A disease of hawks; filanders.
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Etymology

back +‎ worm

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