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fly swatter

or fly-swat·ter, fly·swat·ter

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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Words nearby fly swatter

fly river, fly rod, fly sheet, fly spray, fly swat, fly swatter, fly the coop, fly way, fly, flying, fly-by-light, fly-by-night

Origin of fly swatter

First recorded in 1885–90
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