Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FLUNCE, v. Also †flaunce. Sc. forms of Eng. flounce (Sh.10, Abd.27 1952). [flʌns]Sc. c.1714 in Jacobite Minstrelsy (1829) 49:
And aye she gart her hurdies flaunce, And turn'd her tail to Geordie.Bwk. 1880 T. Watts Woodl. Echoes 50:
Yett-posts appeared like gibbet-hags, A' flunc'd aboot wi' rumpl't rags.
