horse fly

noun

any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.

Origin of horse fly

1350–1400; Middle English horsfleeye

Words nearby horse fly

horse-faced, horse family, horsefeathers, horsefish, horseflesh, horse fly, horse gentian, horse guard, Horse Guards, horsehair, horsehair-blight fungus

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Example sentences from the Web for horse fly

Finding that she did not yet comprehend him, he exclaimed: "Why, girl, did you never see a horse-fly?"
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
But as Brok blew the bellows, and his brother gazed into the glowing fire, the horse-fly came again.
The Story of Siegfried|James Baldwin
A horse-fly was teasing the shuddering back of his horse, and he deftly flicked at it with his whip till he had knocked it away.
The Cottage of Delight|Will N. Harben
The blue-bottle one could hear and avoid; but the attack of the horse-fly was stealthy.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne

Now she laughed and said: Not a one-horse chaise, Jimmy, but one horse-fly is here to meet us.
Natalie: A Garden Scout|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for horse fly

horsefly

/ (ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ) /

noun plural -flies

any large stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, the females of which suck the blood of mammals, esp horses, cattle, and manAlso called: gadfly, cleg

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单词	horse fly
释义	horse fly noun any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc. Origin of horse fly 1350–1400; Middle English horsfleeye Words nearby horse fly horse-faced, horse family, horsefeathers, horsefish, horseflesh, horse fly, horse gentian, horse guard, Horse Guards, horsehair, horsehair-blight fungus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horse fly Finding that she did not yet comprehend him, he exclaimed: "Why, girl, did you never see a horse-fly?" Scotch Wit and Humor\|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe But as Brok blew the bellows, and his brother gazed into the glowing fire, the horse-fly came again. The Story of Siegfried\|James Baldwin A horse-fly was teasing the shuddering back of his horse, and he deftly flicked at it with his whip till he had knocked it away. The Cottage of Delight\|Will N. Harben The blue-bottle one could hear and avoid; but the attack of the horse-fly was stealthy. Through Arctic Lapland\|Cutcliffe Hyne Now she laughed and said: Not a one-horse chaise, Jimmy, but one horse-fly is here to meet us. Natalie: A Garden Scout\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy British Dictionary definitions for horse fly horsefly / (ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ) / noun plural -flies any large stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, the females of which suck the blood of mammals, esp horses, cattle, and manAlso called: gadfly, cleg Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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