ˈcase-worm
[f. case n.2 + worm n.]
A caddis-worm; see caddis2. Hence, case-worm fly = caddis-fly, phryganea.
| 1606 S. Gardiner Angling 95 The case-worme, the dewe-worme, the gentile. 1681 J. Chetham Angler's Vade-m. iv. §11 (1689) 40 Cod-bait, Cadis-worm, Cad-bait or Case-worm, are all one and the same Bait. 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1828) II. xxiii. 300 Those caseworm-flies that are remarkable for their long antennæ. 1836–39 Todd Cycl. II. 865/1. |