brandling

== English == === Etymology === From brand +‎ -ling. === Noun === brandling (countable and uncountable, plural brandlings) The young or parr of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded. A small, red earthworm, Eisenia fetida, used for bait in freshwater fishing. Synonyms: compost worm, manure worm, panfish worm, red wiggler, redworm, tiger worm, trout worm === References === Brandling in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.