"afly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: a- + fly Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|fly}} a- + fly Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} afly (not comparable)
  1. Flying; moving freely through the air; blown by the wind. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: my skull's afly
    Sense id: en-afly-en-adj-4j6hpSDe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "ref": "1895, Josephine Tyler, Ben’s Isabella, Buffalo, NY: Charles Wells Moulton, Canto 12, p. 147",
          "text": "I tell you, Mister, such a family / With a sick husband, keep my hands afly;",
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          "ref": "1983, Todd McEwen, chapter 12, in Fisher’s Hornpipe,, New York: Harper & Row, page 198",
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