troublesome fly
1Fly 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… …
2fly in the ointment — small problem, troublesome detail The fly in the ointment is that a boy saw you kissing Lola …
3biting 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 …
4Bull fly — or Bullfly Bull fly , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies. [1913 Webster] …
5Stable 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 …
6black 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] …
7Wheat 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 …
8water 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: ↑ …
9ox|fly — «OKS FLY», noun, plural flies. a fly troublesome to cattle …
10horse|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 …
