by-blow
Americannoun
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a passing or incidental blow
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an archaic word for a bastard
Etymology
Origin of by-blow
Example Sentences
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Our idea of religion is a by-blow of the Reformation, a Protestant concept foregrounding a personal state of mind and creedal beliefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
He tried wearing it backward until Mot Snevets palled, then became Thomas Terry, which made too many people think that he was a by-blow of the famed acting family.
From Time Magazine Archive
The simplest inquiry could have informed the doctors that Fact is the by-blow of Publisher Ralph Ginzburg, 35, whose first venture, Eros, was put out of business by the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chief humiliator is Uncle Arthur Blake, Squire of Breetholm Manor, who takes his elder brother's by-blow into service, spends a futile year trying to break his spirit.
From Time Magazine Archive
After Officer Delinko gave him a lift home, Curly had entertained his wife and mother-in-law with a blow- by-blow account of the exciting events.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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