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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An implement with a flat part (a mesh of metal or plastic) and a long handle, used to kill insects by striking them. The handle is typically about one foot long and the flat mesh at the end (usually of plastic) is about 5 inces square.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
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Yes, we all lived in fear of the belt or flyswat or whatever weapon they used.
Evil Children Mother Jones RN 2008
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Without putting too fine a point on it, Pest Control is a bug-splattering game – you're a disembodied flyswat and you have to kill a certain amount of nasties in an allotted timeframe.
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"The woman started hitting them with a flyswat she was so angry," says Mr Sakaria.
Anorak News 2009
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