\Worm"-eat`en\, a.
1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as,
   worm-eaten timber.

         Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut.
                                               --Shak.

2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh. --
   {Worm"-eat`en*ness}, n. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.