What does "flyblow" mean?
Flyblow: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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