Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GAD-FLY'
GAD-FLY', n. [Sax. gad, a goad, and fly.]
An insect of the genus Œstrus, which stings cattle, and deposits its eggs in their skin; called also the breeze.
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GAD-FLY', n. [Sax. gad, a goad, and fly.]
An insect of the genus Œstrus, which stings cattle, and deposits its eggs in their skin; called also the breeze.
Return to page 1 of the letter “G”.