Shoofly

Translation of "shoofly" into Russian

Noun

/ˈʃuːflaɪ/

shoofly

shooflies pl

I baked a shoofly pie for dessert.

Я испек пирог на десерт.

The construction required a shoofly to redirect traffic.

Строительство потребовало обхода для перенаправления движения.

Additional translations

пирог с патокой

Noun

/ˈʃuːflaɪ/

A type of pie made with molasses, often associated with Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine.

For dessert, we had a delicious slice of shoofly pie.

A temporary railroad track used to bypass an obstacle or construction area.

The train was rerouted onto a shoofly while the main track was being repaired.

A child's rocking seat or hobby horse, typically mounted on curved rockers.

The antique shop displayed a brightly painted wooden shoofly.

A device, such as a rope or cloth fringe, hung under livestock to brush away or discourage flies.

The rancher fastened a shoofly under the horse’s belly to keep the insects at bay.