flaughtern.

Forms: Also Middle English–1800s flauchter, (1500s flauchtir), 1800s flachter.

Etymology: probably a parallel formation to flaught n.¹, with suffix -tro- instead of -tu-.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflaughter.

Scottish.

A paring of turf.

ΚΠ

1492 [see flaughter-spade n. at Compounds].

1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) Flaughter, the thin turf turned up when ground is pared.

Compounds

flaughter-fail n. a turf cut with a

ΚΠ

1568 Christis Kirk on Grene in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 267 Ffor fantness tha forfochin fulis fell doun lyk flaw^tir failis.

1818 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Oct. 331 A sufficient quantity of flauchter-fail was pared from the eastern side of a hill.

flaughter-spade n. i.e. a breast-plough used for this purpose.

ΚΠ

1492 Act. Dom. Conc. (1839) 288 Twa hingand lokis, a flauchter sped, a cruk [etc.].

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 247 The spade for paring ought to be similar to that used in Scotland for casting Turf, provincially the Flaughter-spade.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

flaughterv.¹

Forms: Also 1800s fla(u)chter.

Etymology: < flaughter n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflaughter.

Scottish.

‘To pare turf from the ground’ (Jamieson).

ΚΠ

1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. Gloss. 388 Flaughter, to pare Turf from the Ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

flaughterv.²

Brit.

/ˈflɔːxtə/,

/ˈflɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈflɔdər/,

/ˈflɑdər/,

/ˈflɔxtər/,

/ˈflɑxtər/, Scottish English

/ˈflɔxtər/

Forms: Also 1700s flauchter, 1700s–1800s flawter.

Etymology: apparently < flaught n.²; compare flichter v.¹, floghter v.

Scottish and northern dialect.

1. intransitive. To make a fluttering motion; also of a light, to flicker.

ΚΠ

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 84 The wild duck..Fast flaughters, quacking to the farther shore.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vi. 144 He wad hae seen a glance o' the light frae the door o' the cave flaughtering against the hazels on the other bank.

a. intransitive. To be in a flutter; to be angry or afraid.

ΚΠ

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Flawter, to be angry or afraid. N.

b. transitive. To put into a flutter; to frighten, flurry.

ΚΠ

1843 W. Ferguson in Whistle-Binkie 5th Ser. 118 His muckle thick skull she would flaughter.

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 59 ‘I was sair flowter'd.’

Derivatives

ˈflaughter n. a fluttering motion, flutter.

ΚΠ

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 42 The swallows pop Wi lazy flaughter, on the gutter dub.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.1492

v.¹1721

v.²1787

单词	flaughter
释义	flaughtern. Forms: Also Middle English–1800s flauchter, (1500s flauchtir), 1800s flachter. Etymology: probably a parallel formation to flaught n.¹, with suffix -tro- instead of -tu-.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflaughter. Scottish. A paring of turf. ΚΠ 1492 [see flaughter-spade n. at Compounds]. 1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) Flaughter, the thin turf turned up when ground is pared. Compounds flaughter-fail n. a turf cut with a ΚΠ 1568 Christis Kirk on Grene in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 267 Ffor fantness tha forfochin fulis fell doun lyk flaw^tir failis. 1818 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Oct. 331 A sufficient quantity of flauchter-fail was pared from the eastern side of a hill. flaughter-spade n. i.e. a breast-plough used for this purpose. ΚΠ 1492 Act. Dom. Conc. (1839) 288 Twa hingand lokis, a flauchter sped, a cruk [etc.]. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 247 The spade for paring ought to be similar to that used in Scotland for casting Turf, provincially the Flaughter-spade. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021). flaughterv.¹ Forms: Also 1800s fla(u)chter. Etymology: < flaughter n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflaughter. Scottish. ‘To pare turf from the ground’ (Jamieson). ΚΠ 1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. Gloss. 388 Flaughter, to pare Turf from the Ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020). flaughterv.² Brit. /ˈflɔːxtə/, /ˈflɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈflɔdər/, /ˈflɑdər/, /ˈflɔxtər/, /ˈflɑxtər/, Scottish English /ˈflɔxtər/ Forms: Also 1700s flauchter, 1700s–1800s flawter. Etymology: apparently < flaught n.²; compare flichter v.¹, floghter v. Scottish and northern dialect. 1. intransitive. To make a fluttering motion; also of a light, to flicker. ΚΠ 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 84 The wild duck..Fast flaughters, quacking to the farther shore. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vi. 144 He wad hae seen a glance o' the light frae the door o' the cave flaughtering against the hazels on the other bank. 2. a. intransitive. To be in a flutter; to be angry or afraid. ΚΠ 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Flawter, to be angry or afraid. N. b. transitive. To put into a flutter; to frighten, flurry. ΚΠ 1843 W. Ferguson in Whistle-Binkie 5th Ser. 118 His muckle thick skull she would flaughter. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 59 ‘I was sair flowter'd.’ Derivatives ˈflaughter n. a fluttering motion, flutter. ΚΠ 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 42 The swallows pop Wi lazy flaughter, on the gutter dub. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1492v.¹1721v.²1787
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flaughtern.

Compounds

flaughterv.1

flaughterv.2

Derivatives

flaughterv.¹

flaughterv.²