whame fly

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʍeɪm ˌflaɪ/, /ˈweɪm ˌflaɪ/

Noun

whame fly (plural whame flies)

1. (dated) The horsefly or gadfly.

   Synonym: whame

References

• “whame”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.