brandling

brand·ling

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [brand-ling]
- /ˈbrænd lɪŋ/
- /ˈbrænd.lɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brand-ling]
- /ˈbrænd lɪŋ/

Definitions of brandling word

noun brandling a small red earthworm, Eisenia foetida (or Helodrilus foetidus), found in manure and used as bait by anglers 3
noun brandling a small, red or yellowish worm used for fish bait 3
noun brandling a young salmon 3
noun brandling a small, reddish-brown earthworm, Eisenia foetida, having yellow markings, found chiefly in manure piles and used as bait. 1
noun brandling The young or parr of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded. 0
noun brandling A small, red worm used for bait in fresh-water fishing. 0

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Origin of brandling

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55; brand + -ling1

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Parts of speech for Brandling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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brandling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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