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shoofly

shoofly noun: a child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.

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.

Forms of shoofly

pluralshooflies
alternative formshoefly

Phrases with shoofly

Questions about shoofly

What does shoofly mean?
Shoofly means a child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.
What part of speech is shoofly?
Shoofly is a noun.
What is the plural of shoofly?
The plural of shoofly is shooflies.

Words near shoofly in the dictionary

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

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