flake
flake an old English word for paling or hurdle. In old Icelandic it appears as _flaki_ or _fleki_, especially a hurdle or shied of wicker work, used for defense in battle. Webster gives it as "Massachusetts for a platform of slats of wands or hurdles, supported by stanchions for drying fish.&qu...
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| Summary: | flake an old English word for paling or hurdle. In old Icelandic it appears as _flaki_ or _fleki_, especially a hurdle or shied of wicker work, used for defense in battle. Webster gives it as "Massachusetts for a platform of slats of wands or hurdles, supported by stanchions for drying fish." But it has long been used in this sense in Newfoundland. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used |
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