Flyblow
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flyblow is a noun meaning An egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.
Meaning
An egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on flesh; to cause to be maggoty.
- (transitive, by extension) To taint or contaminate.
Example Sentences
I am unwilling to believe that he designs to play tricks, and to flyblow my words, to make others distaste them.
Word Forms
- flyblows
- flyblowing
- flyblew
- flyblown
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blowfly, blow fly, blowie, botfly, fleshfly, maggot.
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