Măg'got, n.
n. [Allied to mad, made, q. v. Cf. Scot. mauk, mach, mauch, maggot, Icel. madkr, worm, O. Sw. madk, matk, Dan. maddike, maddik, L. Ger. metke, mēke, W. macai, pl. macciod, magiod, a worm or grub; magu, to breed.]
- The larval form of a fly; a grub; a worm.
- A whim; an odd fancy. [Low.]
Unite them and their different maggots, As long and short sticks are in fagots. Hudibras.