Definition of Flinder

1. Noun. ''(obsolete except in dialects)'' a butterfly ¹

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Definition of Flinder

1. a small fragment [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flinder

flimsies
flimsiest
flimsily
flimsiness
flimsinesses
flimsy
flinch
flinched
flincher
flinchers
flinches
flinching
flinchingly
flincht
flinchy
flinder (current term)
flindermice
flindermouse
flinders
flindosa
flindosy
fling off
flinger
flingers
flinging
flings
flinkite
flinkites
flint

Literary usage of Flinder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts by George Francis Dow (1914)
"flinder and Jeremiah But- nam, dated 28 : 9 : 1671, in the settlement of the estate: that the debts should first be paid; that the moveable goods be given ..."

2. The Essex Antiquarian by Sidney Perley (1906)
"Mr. flinder, for ten pounds, conveyed this lot of upland and marsh to Mr. Samuel Browne of Salem, merchant, April 8, 1697^ Mr. flinder's son John flinder ..."

3. Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa by John Licinius Everett Peck, Otto Hillock Montzheimer, William J. Miller (1914)
"Samuel C. flinder was one of eight children, all of whom are now living but two ... At the present time Mr. flinder is the owner of three hundred and twenty ..."

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