ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: shoo (I) + fly
1. : a child's rocker having the seat built on or usually between supports representing an animal figure (as of a duck or swans)
a swan shoofly
a shoofly hobby horse
2.
a. : a wild indigo ( Baptisia tinctoria )
b. : flower-of-an-hour
c. : apple of peru
3.
a. : a temporary track laid on the ground or on cribwork at one side of a railroad line to permit trains to pass an obstruction in that line
b. : a temporary road (as an access road) used during completion of a construction project
4.
a. : a policeman usually in plain clothes detailed to watch or investigate other policemen
shoofly squad
b. : a foreman in the postal service who checks on carriers and drivers
5. : a long-fingered device in some cylinder presses for freeing the printed sheet from the cylinder for delivery