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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1827

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†FLAST, v. To boast, swagger. Rare.Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 165:
Saw you not late yon flastin' fellie . . . Spreading flatlins on the yird.

[An echoic variant of Flist, q.v. Cf. O.Sc. flast, to cause to fly off or explode, c.1590.]

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