by-blow

[bahy-bloh]

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noun

an incidental or accidental blow.

Also bye-blow. an illegitimate child; bastard.

RELATED WORDS

bastard, by-blow, whoreson, bastardy

Origin of by-blow

First recorded in 1585–95; by- + blow¹

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Historical Examples of byblow

He did not dare ask Charity for a divorce in order that he might legitimize this byblow of his.
We Can't Have Everything
Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for byblow

by-blow

noun

a passing or incidental blow

an archaic word for a bastard

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