"fleetings" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} fleetings pl (plural only)
  1. (UK, dialect) A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds. Tags: UK, dialectal, plural, plural-only
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