maggot
maggot
Definition
mag·got (mag′ət)
noun
- a wormlike insect larva, as the legless larva of the housefly: often found in decaying matter
- an odd notion; whim
Etymology: ME magotte, prob. < earlier mathek, flesh worm < ON mathkr or OE matha, a worm, maggot: see mawkish
mag′·goty adjective
maggot
Synonyms
maggot
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- hook: I will use the dead maggots on the hook from time to time too.
Converse of object
- fish: Pete float fished single red maggot 2 rod out catching all his fish just on bottom.
- feed: Fishing a 9m pole to open water, Tom fished corn on the hook feeding red maggot.
- spray: I put my lead upstream, sat back and started spraying maggots and pellet at a steady rate.
- kill: Birds and / or frost may well eat / kill any residual maggots.
Adjective modifier
- red: Double red maggot on the feeder doing the business!
- double: Double red maggot on the feeder doing the business!
- dead: I will use the dead maggots on the hook from time to time too.
- white: They were caught from peg seven using four white maggots on a size 14 hook tied to 6lb hook length on the feeder method.
- single: Baits are now very much smaller with single maggot or caster working well, punch bread is also worth a go!
Modifies a noun
- hookbait: However, although he caught some Roach they were often beaten to his colored maggot hookbait by Perch.
- infestation: Maggots We advise you to protect your rabbit from the misery of a maggot infestation!
- feeder: The answer was to come up with the idea of a maggot feeder combined with a float.
- bait: His catch fell to maggot baits on a pole rig.
- hook: Steve used a pole rig with a 3lb bottom and maggot hook baited for his winning total.
- therapy: A bigger follow-up UK trial on the efficacy of maggot therapy is currently waiting Medical Research Council funding approval.
Noun used with modifier
- bronze: Midland Angler Top Tip The Severn still responds to bronze maggots.
- apple: But you can probably get close if your orchard hygiene is impeccable and if you use traps for coddling moths and apple maggots.
- fishing: Andy caught most of his fish on the feeder, using worm with a few fish also taken on the float fishing maggot.
- root: Doing so will increase the risk of root maggot.
maggot Quotes
L'homme est bien insense¤ . Il ne s c° auroit forger un ciron, et forge des Dieux a' douzaines. Man is quite insane. He wouldn't know how to make a maggot, and he makes Gods by the dozen.
A maggot must be born i'the rotten cheese to like it.
Browse dictionary entries near maggot
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- Maghreb
- Magi
- magic
- magic bullet
- magic lantern
- Magic Marker
- magic realism
- magic square
- magical
