flyflap

1 of 2

noun

: a device (as a fan) for driving away or killing flies

flyflap

2 of 2

verb

"

transitive verb

archaic

: to strike with or as if with a flyflap

broadly : beat, lash

intransitive verb

: to drive away flies with a flyflap

flyflapper

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗⸗

noun

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English flieflappe, from flie fly + flappe flap

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