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Discover LudwigThe word 'by-blow' is correct and can be used in written English.
'By-blow' is a word used to describe a child who is born out of wedlock. For example, "The 18th century aristocrat had several illegitimate children, known as by-blows."
Idiom
Blow by blow.
A blow-by-blow description gives every detail in sequence.
Dictionary
by-blow
noun
A blow struck to the side or from the side, as in swordplay; a secondary or incidental strike of any sort.
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"Blow by blow," Duras writes.
Other blow-by-blow historical Twitter efforts have run aground.
Other blow-by-blow accounts are in the works.
He even added his own blow-by-blow narration.
At other times, Montaigne gives thrilling, blow-by-blow accounts of bird battles and breakups.
The presentation gave a blow-by-blow of the accident's early hours and days.
He relates them with sympathy in blow-by-blow detail that is rarely boring.
But Justice Scalia would always block out time to give us a blow-by-blow.
There was some literature on it then, but no day-by-day, blow-by-blow examples.
Blow-by-blow account of the enemy shelling of the post.
As the action heated up, reporters filed blow-by-blow reports from malls nationwide.
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