flywhisk
Americannoun
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a device for brushing away flies, often made of horsehair.
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a fan used to keep cool and to keep insects away.
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If you didn’t have the image of our Dear President on the wall—dressed in his three-piece suit and clutching a flywhisk—you would pay a hefty price.
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