flyblow
18 points
English
7 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: UK dictionary
Definitions
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.
One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.