"fleaking" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fleaking (uncountable)
  1. (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid. Tags: Britain, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fleaking-en-noun-BJgvCxmT Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See fleak. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fleak}} fleak Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fleaking
  1. present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flaking) Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fleak (extra: synonym of flaking)
    Sense id: en-fleaking-en-verb-IlAmucEN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: See fleak. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fleak}} fleak Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fleaking
  1. present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flecking) Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fleak (extra: synonym of flecking)
    Sense id: en-fleaking-en-verb-FAXZ2TeI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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