See shoofly on Wiktionary
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"word": "shoofly pie"
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"A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals."
],
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"A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc."
],
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"(US, railways) A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc."
],
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},
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"glosses": [
"A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police."
],
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"A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals."
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"A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc."
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"(US, railways) A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc."
],
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"A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police."
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