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flypaper

noun fly·pa·per \-ˌpā-pər\

: a long piece of sticky paper that is used for catching and killing flies

Full Definition of FLYPAPER

:  paper coated with a sticky often poisonous substance for killing flies
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First Known Use of FLYPAPER

1846

Rhymes with FLYPAPER

bond paper, crepe paper, curlpaper, endpaper, escaper, graph paper, landscaper, newspaper, notepaper, reshaper, rice paper, sandpaper, skyscraper, tar paper, term paper, wallpaper, wastepaper, waxed paper, white paper

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