angledog

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/3963

angle n A large fat worm; normally about 1/4 inches in diameter and at least 4 inches long; may be as long as 6 inches or more. Unusual as it might seem, I have never seen to the best of my memory a worm that is between the sizes. [reverse] A. (ordinary worm) B. (angledog) I mention this to point out the fact that there never seemed to be an difficulty of deciding when a worm was or wasn't an angledog. Angledogs are always obviously angledogs because their extra large size - diameter perhaps more than length - always immediately stands out. Angledogs are considered generally to be best for trout bait, mainly because one can make several bait s - not because of any special qualities apart from its size. When digging for worms angledogs are generally hard to find & definitely much fewer than smaller worms. However, on damp nights they come up on the grass & far outnumber the smaller worms. Angledogs which come up on the grass in damp nights are called "night crawlers." [check] night crawler DICT CEN JAN 21 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I in angles Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 01 Aug 2014; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey" card; Reverse of card at A_13217; Found in DNE but no stamp