spike
n.— «Seibelman raises maggots, commonly known in ice-fishing parlance as “spikes,” or, perhaps a bit more technically accurate, fly larva. Not just any fly larva, Seibelman says; he produces larva from large blow flies.» —“Ionia County maggot farmer raises million for bait” by Bob Gwizdz in Orleans, Mich. mlive.com Dec. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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