- shoofly
- noun Etymology: 1shoo + fly Date: 1886 1. a child's rocker having the seat built on or usually between supports representing an animal figure 2. any of several plants held to repel flies
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Shoofly — can refer to*Shoofly pie *A temporary short routing around a small construction site or other obstruction see Rail terminology and Bypass (road) … Wikipedia
shoofly — ☆ shoofly [sho͞o′flī΄ ] n. 1. [< phr. shoo, fly, don t bother me, in a Civil War nonsense song] Historical a kind of shuffling dance 2. a child s rocker with a seat mounted between supports typically designed in the form of horses, swans, etc … English World dictionary
shoofly — noun 1. an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑policeman, ↑police officer, ↑officer 2. a child s rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to… … Useful english dictionary
Shoofly pie — (or shoo fly pie) is a molasses pie considered traditional among the Pennsylvania Dutch and also known in Southern cooking. The more common version of the recipe mdash; sometimes referred to as wet bottom mdash; consists of a layer of sweet,… … Wikipedia
Shoofly pie — mit Himbeerfüllung Trockener Shoofly pie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shoofly pie — Shoofly pie. Shoofly pie (o también shoo fly pie) se trata de un pastel elaborado con sirope y que es considerado como un postre tradicional entre los denominados Pennsylvania Dutch (alemanes de Pensilvania) y es muy popular en cocina del sur… … Wikipedia Español
shoofly cake — noun see shoofly pie … Useful english dictionary
shoofly — /shooh fluy /, n., pl. shooflies. a child s rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals. [1860 65, Amer.; SHOO + FLY2] * * * … Universalium
shoofly — noun A childs rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals … Wiktionary
shoofly — shoo•fly [[t]ˈʃuˌflaɪ[/t]] n. pl. flies fur a child s rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals • Etymology: 1885–90, amer … From formal English to slang
