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*4. attrib., as gad-fly time; gad-fly haunted adj.
*4. attrib., as gad-fly time; gad-fly haunted adj.
:1846 C. G. PROWETT Prometh. Bound 28 The gadfly-haunted maid, whose charms have [[power]] To smite Jove's [[heart]] with love. 1893 D. JORDAN (‘Son of the Marshes’) Forest Tithes, etc. 197 In gadfly time it was a fine [[sight]] to see a herd of cattle charging along.
:1846 C. G. PROWETT Prometh. Bound 28 The gadfly-haunted maid, whose charms have [[power]] To smite Jove's [[heart]] with love. 1893 D. JORDAN (‘Son of the Marshes’) Forest Tithes, etc. 197 In gadfly time it was a fine [[vision|sight]] to see a herd of cattle charging along.
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