fly swatter
or fly-swatter, flyswatter
noun
a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle.
Origin of fly swatter
1First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use fly swatter in a sentence
The flies of New Hampshire chuckle when they see him approaching with a flyswatter.
"You're holding your foil like a flyswatter," MacHenery said.
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