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Fleaking

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid. British, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

    "A narrow eaves-board being nailed across the feet of the spars, and some fleaking scattered on, the thatcher begins to “set his caves,” by laying a coat of reed[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flaking). form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flecking). form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

See fleak.

Etymology 2

See fleak.

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