brandling
1Brandling — Brand ling, Brandlin Brand lin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Branlin}, fish and worm. [1913 Webster] …
2brandling — [brand′liŋ΄] n. [ BRAND, n. + LING1: so named from the color] 1. a small, red or yellowish worm used for fish bait 2. a young salmon …
3brandling — /ˈbrændlɪŋ/ (say brandling) noun a small, reddish brown earthworm, Helodrilus foetidus, with yellow markings, found chiefly in manure heaps, used as a bait in fishing. {brand + ling1} …
4Brandling of Newcastle — The Brandlings of Newcastle were a a wealthy family of merchants and land and coal owners in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland.Early BrandlingsSir John Brandling who was knighted at Blackheath in 1497 married Margaret Clavering of Callaly… …
5brandling — 1) a common reddish brown earthworm (Eisenia foetida) often used as fish bait 2) a young salmon, or occasionally a trout (English dialect) …
6brandling — /brand ling/, n. a small, reddish brown earthworm, Eisenia foetida, having yellow markings, found chiefly in manure piles and used as bait. [1645 55; BRAND + LING1] * * * …
7brandling — noun a) The young or parr of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded b) A small, red worm used for bait in fresh water fishing …
8brandling — North Country (Newcastle) Words a name given to a species of trout caught in the rivers of Northumberland …
9brandling — striped earthworm used as fishing bait Unusual Animals …
10brandling — brand·ling || brændlɪŋ n. small earthworm …
