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Vocabulary Entry
shoo-fly
|noun • noun
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N
noun
A person or thing used to scare away flies, or a device for driving flies off.
Example Sentences
"She waved a shoo-fly over the picnic food."
"The porch had a homemade shoo-fly hanging nearby."
"He grabbed the shoo-fly to keep the insects away."
N
noun
A sweet pie or cake made with molasses, common in some U.S. traditions.
Example Sentences
"Grandma baked a shoo-fly for dessert."
"We had coffee and shoo-fly after dinner."
"The bakery is famous for its shoo-fly pie."