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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
sláwerm
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slowworm — /sloh werrm /, n. blindworm (def. 2). [bef. 900; SLOW + WORM; r. ME slowerm, slowurme, OE slawerm, slawyrm, equiv. to sla (cf. dial. Sw slo, Norw slo slowworm) + wyrm worm] * * * ▪ lizard also called blindworm a legless lizard of the… … Universalium
slowworm — noun small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind • Syn: ↑blindworm, ↑Anguis fragilis • Hypernyms: ↑anguid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Anguis, ↑genus Anguis * * * … Useful english dictionary
