- 1. a. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber. Source: opted
- 2. a. Worn-out; old; worthless. Source: opted
- 3. adj. infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. Shak. 2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] Sir W. Raleigh. -- Worm"-eat`en*ness, n. [R.] Dr. John Smith. Source: webster
- 5. s infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms Source: ecdict
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