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flyblow

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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. One of the eggs or young larvae deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly. Source: opted
  3. 3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. To deposit eggs upon, as a flesh fly does on meat; to cause tobe maggoty; hence, to taint or contaminate, as if with flyblows. Bp.Srillingfleet. Source: adambom
  5. 5. 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. n. One of the eggs or young larvae deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly. Source: ecdict

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