mawworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of maw-worm.
noun
  1. A hypocrite.

Word forms

mawworm mawworms

Etymology

The name of a character in the play The Hypocrite (1768) by Isaac Bickerstaffe; from maw-worm.

Related words

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