Fleaking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fleaking is a noun meaning (British, dialectal, obsolete) In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid.
Meaning
(British, dialectal, obsolete) In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flaking).
- present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flecking).
Example Sentences
A narrow eaves-board being nailed across the feet of the spars, and some fleaking scattered on, the thatcher begins to “set his caves,” by laying a coat of reed[…]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reeding, reeder, scraw, strand, fleam, thatch.
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