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death⋅blow

  [deth-bloh]
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–noun
a blow causing death.
Origin:
1785–95; death + blow 1
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death·blow   (děth'blō')   
n.  

  1. A stroke or blow that causes death.

  2. A destructive event or occurrence: dealt a deathblow to our hopes.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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