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单词 by-blow
释义

by-blow

[ bahy-bloh ]
/ ˈbaɪˌbloʊ /
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noun

an incidental or accidental blow.
Also bye-blow . an illegitimate child; bastard.

Origin of by-blow

First recorded in 1585–95; by- + blow1

Words nearby by-blow

by any stretch, by a thread, Byatt, by-bidder, Byblos, by-blow, by-catch, by chance, by choice, by coincidence, by cracky
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Example sentences from the Web for by-blow

  • Nature had meant him for a butcher, but, being a by-blow of a great house, a discerning patron had diverted him bishopward.

    The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
  • Tush, a by-blow for mirth, we must have better purchase, we want a fourth for another project that I have ripen'd.

    Beaumont and Fletcher's Works (9 of 10)|Francis Beaumont

British Dictionary definitions for by-blow

by-blow

noun

a passing or incidental blow
an archaic word for a bastard
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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