by-blow

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈbʌɪbləʊ/

Noun

by-blow noun

A blow struck to the side or from the side, as in swordplay; a secondary or incidental strike of any sort.
An illegitimate child; a child of an unknown or unmarried father.

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Synonyms

bastard love child illegitimate illegitimate child byblow body blow body-blow blow handblow downstrike hammerblow hammer blow broadside deathblow death blow sidewinder

Rhymes

by blow flyblow describe low prescribe low

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