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demaggot

demaggot verb: to rid (an animal) of maggots.

Verb

demaggot (third-person singular simple present demaggots, present participle demaggoting, simple past and past participle demaggoted)

  1. (transitive) To rid (an animal) of maggots.
    • Sheep can be fleet of foot, especially if you are trying to get hold of them to demaggot them or remove bramble from their wool.2016, Adam Henson, Like Farmer, Like Son
    Synonyms:
    maggot

Synonyms of demaggot

Forms of demaggot

third-person singular presentdemaggots
present participledemaggoting
past participledemaggoted
pastdemaggoted

Origin of demaggot

From de- + maggot.

Questions about demaggot

What does demaggot mean?
Demaggot means to rid (an animal) of maggots.
What part of speech is demaggot?
Demaggot is a verb.
What is the past tense of demaggot?
The past tense of demaggot is demaggoted.

Words near demaggot in the dictionary

  1. Delzells
  2. Delémont
  3. dem
  4. dem.
  5. demade
  6. demaggot
  7. demaggoted
  8. demaggoting
  9. demaggots
  10. demagnetisation
  11. demagnetisations

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