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by-blow (b

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n.

1. An indirect or chance blow.

2. A child born out of wedlock.

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by-blow

by-blow - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard

offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

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