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Definition of Flyblow
1. v. t. 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.
2. n. One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.
Definition of Flyblow
1. Noun. The larva of the blowfly, ''especially'' when found on rotten meat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flyblow
1. to taint [v -BLEW, -BLOWN, -BLOWING, -BLOWS] - See also: taint
Medical Definition of Flyblow
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Flyblow
Literary usage of Flyblow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1872)
"Mrs. flyblow had a ' call' in some crack-brained dissenting congregation out
Bermondsey way. She preached and testified, and at home could only get rid of ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... being put into a quick motion, regulates the rest ; that part of a vane which
points how the wind blows. flyblow, (fli'-blo) ni The egg of a fly. ..."
3. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 by John Genest (1832)
"... is jealous of Lucia, and confines her to the house—in the 1st act, flyblow
runs in with two letters—he thrusts one privately into ..."
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