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BLISTER-FLY

\blˈɪstəflˈa͡ɪ], \blˈɪstəflˈa‍ɪ], \b_l_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_f_l_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of BLISTER-FLY

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The Spanish fly, used in blistering.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

[O.E.] Spanishfly, Cantharis veslcatoria [Gr.]. A beetle, about one inch long, green, with gold reflexions; rare in England. Ord. Coleoptera.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. The Spanish fly, used in raising a blister.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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