FLYBLEW

Verb

flyblew

simple past tense of flyblow

Source: Wiktionary


FLYBLOW

Fly"blow`, v. t.

Definition: 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.

Fly"blow`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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