inchworm

[ inch-wurm ]
/ ˈɪntʃˌwɜrm /

noun

Origin of inchworm

First recorded in 1860–65; inch1 + worm

Example sentences from the Web for inchworm

  • Like an inchworm it doubles itself up at intervals and then gradually stretches itself straight again.

    The World of H.G. Wells |Van Wyck Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for inchworm

inchworm
/ (ˈɪntʃˌwɜːm) /

noun

another name for a measuring worm