flypaper

2 definitions found

flypaper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  flypaper \fly"pa`per\ (fl[imac]"p[=a]`p[~e]r), n.
     A strip of paper that is coated with a sticky substance and
     suspended from an overhead object to trap and kill flies;
     also, a similar paper poisoned so as to kill flies on
     contact.
     [WordNet 1.5]

flypaper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  flypaper
      n 1: paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to
           kill flies