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flyblow

American  
[flahy-bloh] / ˈflaɪˌbloʊ /

verb (used with object)

flyblew, flyblown, flyblowing

  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 British  
/ ˈflaɪˌbləʊ /

verb

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

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noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of flyblow

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

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