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maddock.

An earthworm or maggot.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmædək/
  1. An earthworm or maggot.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English maddok, from an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr (whence dialectal English mawk, Danish maddike, Swedish mask), originally a diminutive of the Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (whence Old English maþa), equivalent to made (“maggot”) + -ock.

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