by-blow
[ bahy-bloh ]
noun
an incidental or accidental blow.
Also bye-blow . an illegitimate child; bastard.
Origin of by-blow
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How to use by-blow in a sentence
He did not dare ask Charity for a divorce in order that he might legitimize this byblow of his.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for by-blow
by-blow
noun
a passing or incidental blow
an archaic word for a bastard
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