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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Flaf(f, v. [Imitative.] a. tr. To make unsteady. b. intr. To flap, flutter. —a1500 Henr. III. 150/10.
For feir my longis wes flaft, Or I wes dottit or daft 1513 Doug. xii. xiii. 175.
[The owl] Evyn in the face and vissage of Turnus Can fle and flaf 1627 Calderwood VII. 494.
A swanne did flie over their heads … , flaffing with the wings
