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gadflies Definition


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gadfly
noun gadflies
    1. Any of various large flies that suck the blood of cattle and other animal livestock, inflicting painful bites.
    2. derog, old use
      A person who deliberately and persistently annoys others.
Etymology: 16c: from Anglo-Saxon gad goad.



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