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
One try, Victoire, Daughter of Madelon, was a by-blow which died aborning.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since little Mary was a by-blow and an inconvenience �Olga, Pound and Mrs. Pound all moved in the same European artistic circles�she was boarded from birth with a farm family in the Italian Tyrol.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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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