flyswatter


fly·swat·ter

noun \-ˌswä-tər\

Definition of FLYSWATTER

: a device for killing insects that consists of a flat piece of perforated rubber or plastic or fine-mesh wire netting attached to a handle

First Known Use of FLYSWATTER

1917

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