Noun
A term of address for a worm.
Usage- Archaic
- Humorous
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Worms frequently cause diseases in trees by domiciliating themselves between the bark and the wood. […] Immediate recourse must be had to the knife, or pointed wire, and his wormship must be ejected, and the wound filled with clay.
I am satisfied it is tape worm. […] Will some of the Brief readers help me to get rid of his wormship? The woman has been to several physicians and is impatient to be cured.