Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back

• Often used for fishing bait

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lugworm \Lug"worm`\, n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zo["o]l.) A large marine annelid ( Arenicola marina ) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The lugworm or sandworm ( Arenicola marina ) is a large marine worm of the phylum Annelida . Its coiled castings are a familiar sight on a beach at low tide but the animal itself is rarely seen except by those who, from curiosity or to use as fishing bait ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dungeness beach yielded dabs to black lugworm . ▪ It's the water's coat-of-Joseph and its Nessus-shirt only the hardy survive: odd pink bivalves mottled crabs, incorrigible lugworms. ▪ It is fair to warn anglers that thousands ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait [syn: lug , lobworm ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A large marine annelid worm of the species (taxlink Arenicola marina species noshow=1), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from lug , probably a Celtic word (the first recorded use is in a Cornwall context) unrelated to lug (n.) or lug (v.) + worm . But OED suggests connection with lug (v.) on the notion of "heavy, clumsy."