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flyblow

[ flahy-bloh ]

verb (used with object)

, fly·blew, fly·blown, fly·blow·ing.
  1. to deposit eggs or larvae on (meat or other food).

noun

  1. one of the eggs or young larvae of a blowfly, deposited on meat or other food.

flyblow

/ ˈflaɪˌbləʊ /

verb

  1. tr to contaminate, esp with the eggs or larvae of the blowfly; taint

noun

  1. usually plural the egg or young larva of a blowfly, deposited on meat, paper, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flyblow1

First recorded in 1550–60; fly 1 + blow 2

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