"flockmeal" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From Middle English flockmel, from Old English flocmǣlum (“in flocks”); equivalent to flock + -meal. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flockmel}} Middle English flockmel, {{inh|en|ang|flocmǣlum|t=in flocks}} Old English flocmǣlum (“in flocks”), {{suf|en|flock|meal}} flock + -meal Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} flockmeal (not comparable)
  1. (now rare) In a flock; in flocks; in a herd. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flockmeal-en-adv-5oJtsml2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meal

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          "ref": "c. 1519, Thomas More, History of King Richard III",
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          "ref": "1592, Thomas Nashe, The Choise of Valentines Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo (1601 Rawlinson MS)",
          "text": "Whither our Country Franklins flockmeal swarm,\nAnd John and Joan come marching arm in arm,"
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          "ref": "1888, William Morris, A tale of the house of the Wolfings",
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