Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deathblow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deathblow \Death"blow`\, n.
A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or
destroys.
The deathblow of my hope. --Byron.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deathblow
n : the blow that kills (usually mercifully) [syn: {coup de
grace}]
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