释义 |
shoofly \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: shoo (I) + fly 1. : a child's rocker having the seat built on or usually between supports representing an animal figure (as of a duck or swans) < a swan shoofly > < a shoofly hobby horse > 2. a. : a wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) b. : flower-of-an-hour c. : apple of peru 3. a. : a temporary track laid on the ground or on cribwork at one side of a railroad line to permit trains to pass an obstruction in that line b. : a temporary road (as an access road) used during completion of a construction project 4. a. : a policeman usually in plain clothes detailed to watch or investigate other policemen < shoofly squad > b. : a foreman in the postal service who checks on carriers and drivers 5. : a long-fingered device in some cylinder presses for freeing the printed sheet from the cylinder for delivery |