flerry,v.trans.|ˈflɛrɪ| To split (slate). Also intr.forrefl. of the slate itself. Hence ˈflerryingvbl.n. 1865J. T. F. Turner Slate Quarries 13 The better the quality of the slate, the easier will it flerry, and also cleave.Ibid., This peculiar operation is called ‘flerrying’.