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verbdemaggot (third-person singular simple present demaggots, present participle demaggoting, simple past and past participle demaggoted)
present singular third person demaggots · participle present demaggoting · participle past demaggoted · past demaggoted
- transitiveTo 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 SonSynonyms: maggot
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verbTo rid (an animal) of maggots.
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demaggot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demaggot
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“demaggot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demaggot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demaggot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demaggot.
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