Obs. [f. TREE sb. + WORM sb.] The teredo or ship-worm.

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1398.  [see TEREDO 1].

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1398.  Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., XVIII. cxvi. (Bodl. MS.). A ful tender tre worme þat hatte teredo … & is fulle nasche in kinde & ȝitte he þorleþ moste harde treen.

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1483.  Cath. Angl., 393/1. A Tre worme, teredo.

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