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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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Nearby words

  1. fly river,
  2. fly rod,
  3. fly sheet,
  4. fly spray,
  5. fly swat,
  6. fly the coop,
  7. fly way,
  8. fly, flying,
  9. fly-by-light,
  10. fly-by-night

Origin of fly swatter

First recorded in 1885–90
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