by-blow
[ bahy-bloh ]
/ ˈbaɪˌbloʊ /
noun
an incidental or accidental blow.
Also bye-blow . an illegitimate child; bastard.
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Words nearby by-blow
by any stretch, by a thread, Byatt, by-bidder, Byblos, by-blow, by-catch, by chance, by choice, by coincidence, by cracky
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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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