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by-blow

American  
[bahy-bloh] / ˈbaɪˌbloʊ /

noun

  1. an incidental or accidental blow.

  2. Also bye-blow an illegitimate child; bastard.

by-blow British  

noun

  1. a passing or incidental blow

  2. an archaic word for a bastard

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Etymology

Origin of by-blow

First recorded in 1585–95; by- + blow 1

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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