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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRANDLING

n.A kind of worm.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BRANDLING; BRANDLIN

BRANDLING; BRANDLIN Brand "ling, Brand "lin, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Branlin, fish and worm.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

brandling

brand ling |ˈbrandliNG ˈbrændlɪŋ | ▶noun a red earthworm that has rings of a brighter color, often found in manure, and used as bait by anglers and in composting kitchen waste. [Eisenia fetida, family Lumbricidae. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from brand + -ling .

 

Oxford Dictionary

brandling

brand |ling |ˈbrandlɪŋ | ▶noun a red earthworm with rings of a brighter colour, typically found in manure, and used as bait by anglers and in composting kitchen waste. ●Eisenia fetida, family Lumbricidae. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from brand + -ling .