fleein'

fleein'

(ˈfliːɪn)
adj
dialect Scot drunk
[literally: flying, from flee2]
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Ye mith raither be sorry for yer poor mistress wi' this fleein' pains, (p.
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And it's about time the gunmen were fleein' for a change.
I have a bit of a grouse about a pair of birds .

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