maggot
[mag-uh t]
noun
a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.
Archaic. an odd fancy; whim.
Origin of maggot
1425–75; late Middle English magot, magat, unexplained variant of maddock, Middle English mathek < Old Norse mathkr; akin to Danish maddik maggot, Old English matha, mathu grub, maggot, Old High German mado maggot
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Historical Examples of maggot
We see the acorn grow into the oak, the egg into the bird, the maggot into the butterfly.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
Then he'll get a kind of maggot in the brain, and squander every sixpence he can lay hands on.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
She's got some maggot in her brain, and she wants to air it.
Sarah's School FriendMay Baldwin
He staggered to his feet, and saw that his visitors were the two villains, Maggot and Bloodhound.
City CrimesGreenhorn
Maggot explained how he had obtained the jewels, and then asked what they were worth.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish MinesR.M. Ballantyne
maggot
noun
Word Origin for maggot
C14: from earlier mathek; related to Old Norse mathkr worm, Old English matha, Old High German mado grub
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maggot
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n.
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