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deathblow definition

death·blow (-blō′)

noun

  1. a blow that causes death
  2. a thing or event that is destructive or fatal (to something)

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