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by-blow definition

by·-blow (bī′blō′)

noun

  1. an indirect blow or hit
  2. Archaic a child born out of wedlock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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