Word Entry: Act 2 Scene 2

1. For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog, being a good kissing carrion— Have you a daughter? (182)

2. My guess:  I suspect it is something disgusting like vomit or feces because that seems to be the kind of disgusting picture that Hamlet is painting.

3. Definition: dead and putrefying flesh (merriam-webster.com).

4. Explanation: I was wrong in the specifics but I was right that it was something gross.  Hamlet is pretending to be crazy and saying dark disturbing things to his uncle's close adviser.  Hamlet must want to be convincing to the King by acting this way.