flyswatter
noun
- flat, perforated fly-killing device
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly English swat English -er English swatter English flyswatter From fly + swatter.
- A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.