angle-dog rare angledog DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n. — dated; Newfoundland
an earthworm.
Type: 2. Preservation — Inferring from evidence in DARE or EDD, this term is likely a preservation from SW England. Used predominantly in the US, the term has also had some currency in Newfoundland due to partly shared early settlement from SW England. Angle-dog is included in the DNE (see 1990 quotation). However, a lack of more recent quotations indicates a possible decline in usage.
See also DNE, s.v. "angle" (4), and DARE, s.v. "angledog", EDD, s.v. "angle-dog", which is marked "Devon" (an area in SW England).