troublesome fly

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• Fly fishing — in a river Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial fly is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or lure requires casting techniques significantly… …   Wikipedia

• fly in the ointment — small problem, troublesome detail    The fly in the ointment is that a boy saw you kissing Lola …   English idioms

• biting house fly — Stable Sta ble, n. [OF. estable, F. [ e]table, from L. stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bull fly — or Bullfly Bull fly , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stable fly — Stable Sta ble, n. [OF. estable, F. [ e]table, from L. stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• black fly — lack fly, blackfly lackfly, (Zo[ o]l.) 1. In the United States, a small, venomous, two winged fly of the genus {Simulium} of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; called also {buffalo gnat}. The larv[ae] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wheat fly — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• water fly — noun 1. : stone fly 2. : a fly (as a dragonfly) habitually found over or by the water * * * water fly noun 1. An aquatic insect 2. An insignificant, troublesome person (Shakespeare) • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• ox|fly — «OKS FLY», noun, plural flies. a fly troublesome to cattle …   Useful english dictionary

• horse|fly — «HRS FLY», noun, plural flies. 1. any one of a group of large flies with two wings, the females of which bite animals, especially horses; gadfly. 2. any one of certain other flies which are troublesome to horses …   Useful english dictionary

• Harvest fly — Harvest Har vest (h[aum]r v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo s fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.] 1. The gathering of a crop of any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English