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butterflies upon a wheel

butterflies upon a wheel is the plural of butterfly upon a wheel.

Meaning of butterfly upon a wheel

Noun

butterfly upon a wheel (plural butterflies upon a wheel or butterflies upon wheels)

  1. An innocent person (usually a female) crushed by life's adversities.

Questions about butterflies upon a wheel

What is butterflies upon a wheel the plural of?
Butterflies upon a wheel is the plural of butterfly upon a wheel.

Words near butterflies upon a wheel in the dictionary

  1. butterfishes
  2. butterflied
  3. butterflier
  4. butterfliers
  5. butterflies
  6. butterflies upon a wheel
  7. butterflies upon wheels
  8. butterflower
  9. butterflowers
  10. butterfly
  11. butterfly adder

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