Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Worm-eaten

Worm-eaten , adjective

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. — Shakespeare
2.
Worn-out; old; worthless. [Rare] — Sir W. Raleigh