ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shoofly

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shoofly is a noun meaning A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.

Meaning

A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.

More Meanings

  1. (US, railways) A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc.
  2. A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police.

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Related dictionary entries include pie, rocker, skoot, oxshoe, shoebeam, raft.

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