local. [? Cf. LUG sb.4] A British marine worm used for bait; the white-rag worm.
1880. Antrim & Down Gloss., Lurgan, Lurg, Lurk, a whitish, very active sea-worm used for bait.
1882. Cassells Nat. Hist., VI. 232. The White-rag Worm, or Lurg [Nephthys cæca], is common on the British shores, and varies from six to ten inches in length.