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nounA sweet pastry filled with currants or raisins.
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Since the currants or raisins are supposed to resemble dead flies.
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flies' graveyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flies'%20graveyard
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“flies' graveyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flies'%20graveyard. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flies' graveyard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flies'%20graveyard.
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