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Definition of Maltworm
1. n. A tippler.
Definition of Maltworm
1. Noun. A tippler; a drinker of alcohol. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maltworm
1. a lover of malted liquids [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maltworm
Literary usage of Maltworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1908)
"... to me the bowl Even as a maltworm should, And saith, ' Sweetheart, I took my
part Of this jolly good ale and old.' Back and side go bare, go bare, &c. ..."
2. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1904)
"... to me the bowl Even as a maltworm shold, And saith, " Sweetheart, I took my
part Of this jolly good ale and old." If Bishop Still was the author, ..."
3. Convention and Revolt in Poetry by John Livingston Lowes (1919)
"... to me the bowl Even as a maltworm should, And saith, " Sweetheart, I took my
part Of this jolly good ale and old.". . . That is neither delicate, ..."
4. Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age by Arthur Henry Bullen (1901)
"... Even as a maltworm should ; And saith, Sweetheart, I have take my part Of this
jolly good ale and old. Back and side go bare, &c. Now let them drink, ..."
5. Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical by George Ellis (1811)
"... Even as a maltworm should, And saith, " Sweetheart, I took my part " Of this
jolly good ale and old." Back and side go bare, &c. ..."
6. English Poems by Walter Cochrane Bronson (1909)
"... 25 Even as a maltworm should, And saith, "Sweetheart, I have take my part Of
this jolly good ale and old." Now let them drink till they nod and wink, ..."
7. Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical by George Ellis (1811)
"... Even as a maltworm should, And saith, " Sweetheart, I took my part " Of this
jolly good ale and old." Back and side go bare, &c. ..."
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