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shooflies

shooflies is the plural of shoofly.

Meaning of shoofly

Noun

shoofly (plural shooflies)

  1. A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.
  2. (US) A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc.
  3. A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police.

Questions about shooflies

What is shooflies the plural of?
Shooflies is the plural of shoofly.

Words near shooflies in the dictionary

  1. shooed off
  2. shooee
  3. shooer
  4. shooers
  5. shooes off
  6. shooflies
  7. shoofly
  8. shoofly pie
  9. shoofly pies
  10. shoofti
  11. shooger

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