Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FLINDER, v.2 To flirt, to flutter about; “also applied to cattle when they break through inclosures, and scamper through the fields” (Ags. 1808 Jam.).
[Flem. vlinderen, to flutter away, L.Ger. flindern, to flutter.]
