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fly swatter
or fly-swatter, flyswatter
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noun
a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle.
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Origin of fly swatter
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby fly swatter
fly sheet, flyspeck, fly spray, fly-strike, fly swat, fly swatter, flyte, fly the coop, flytier, fly-tipping, fly-to-let
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