5. An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it. Chapman.
Blow"ball` (&?;), n. The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away. B. Jonson.
{ Blow"en (&?;), Blow"ess (&?;), } n. A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet. [Low] Smart.
Blow"er (&?;), n. 1. One who, or that which, blows.
2. (Mech.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc.