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swatter

[ swot-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

ˈswatter

/ ˈswɒtə /

Origin of swatter¹

First recorded in 1910–15; swat ¹ + -er ¹

When a swatter is convicted on federal charges, the typical sentence is five to 10 years, Kolbye said.

One player carrying a swatter (belt, knotted towel, etc.), runs around outside of circle and places swatter in someone's hand.

Killing enraged bees with a swatter or the end of a broom or plank was keen sport and one culled with knife edge excitement.

The player with the swatter follows the runner and swats him until he is back in position.

Several leaves, tied to the end of a stick, are used as a swatter to catch fruit bats in flight: Caesalpinia nuga.

For him the inconceivable disaster was complete and utter; upon him despair descended as a patent swatter upon a lone housefly.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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