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Flyblow
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To deposit eggs upon, as a flesh fly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty; hence, to taint or contaminate, as if with flyblows. Bp. Srillingfleet.