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Maggot   Listen
noun
Maggot  n.  
1.
(Zool.) The footless larva of any fly. See Larval.
2.
A whim; an odd fancy.





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"Maggot" Quotes from Famous Books



... fry of European waters, gudgeon, bleak, minnow, loach, stickleback and bullhead, are principally of value as bait for other fish, though the first-named species gives pretty sport on fine tackle and makes a succulent dish. Small red worms are the best bait for gudgeon and minnows, a maggot or small fly for bleak, and the rest are most easily caught in a small-meshed net. The loach is used principally in Ireland as a trout bait, and the other two are of small account as hook-baits, though sticklebacks are ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 • Various
... said the leader, with an approving nod; "see to the weapons, Maggot, and I'll explain it all ...
— Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines • R.M. Ballantyne
... maggot in it," mused Billy: "three parts rotten, the rest sweet. An' all owing to fantastic inventions an' new ways of believin' in God wi'out church-gwaine, as parson said Sunday. Such things do certainly Play hell with human nature, in a manner o' speakin'. ...
— Children of the Mist • Eden Phillpotts


Words linked to "Maggot" :   maggoty, grub, apple maggot


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