by-blow
[ bahy-bloh ]
/ ˈbaɪˌbloʊ /
noun
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Words nearby by-blow
by weight, by word of mouth, by-, by-and-by, by-bidder, by-blow, by-catch, by-election, by-form, by-line, by-name
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Example sentences from the Web for by-blow
Nature had meant him for a butcher, but, being a by-blow of a great house, a discerning patron had diverted him bishopward.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. GoughTush, a by-blow for mirth, we must have better purchase, we want a fourth for another project that I have ripen'd.
Beaumont and Fletcher's Works (9 of 10)|Francis Beaumont
British Dictionary definitions for by-blow
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