[DCRM-L] wormholes

[Laurence Creider]

"Wormed" is certainly better than "wormholes," which would lead to amazing 
false drops in keyword searching.  "Wormed," however, reminds of a 
classified ad I once saw that stated that some puppies were "vet wormed 
and shot."  Anyone for "Worming?"

Larry (who is more likely to encounter foxing these days)

Laurence S. Creider
Special Collections Librarian
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM  88003
Work: 575-646-7227
Fax: 575-646-7477
lcreider at lib.nmsu.edu

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008, Young, Stephen wrote:

> For what it's worth, we use the past participle "wormed" in imperfect notes for the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. For example: Imperfect: some p. wormed.
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> Stephen R. Young
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> From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Schneider, Nina
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:10 PM
> To: DCRM Revision Group List
> Subject: [DCRM-L] wormholes
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> I should probably be the last person asking this question, but does anyone know if there is a term for the holes that are caused by bookworms? I've search RBMS and LC and AAT under wormholes, worm holes, worms, worm, and holes. "Holes" results in pin holes and such.
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> Thanks!
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> Nina
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> Nina Schneider
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