shoofly

[ shoo-flahy ]
/ ˈʃuˌflaɪ /

noun, plural shoo·flies.

a child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.

Origin of shoofly

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; shoo + fly2

Example sentences from the Web for shoo-fly

  • Shoo-fly afflicted the American people for at least two years, and "I don't think" and aber nit quite as long.

    The American Language |Henry L. Mencken