Flare. (1) The flick, or internal fat of a pig, before it is melted down to make lard.—N. & S.W. (2) The caul, or thin skin of the intestines of animals, used for covering 'bake-faggots,' &c.—N. & S.W.

Fleck. See Flick.

Flews. A sluice is occasionally so called. See Flowse.—S.W.

Flewy. Of a horse, troubled with looseness. 'He's what we calls a flewy 'oss, can't kip nothing in 'im.' Cf. North of Eng. Flewish, morally or physically weak. In Hants a horse of weakly constitution is said to be flue or fluey (Cope).—N.W.

Flick, Fleck. (1) n. The internal fat of a pig (A.B.C.S.).—N. & S.W. *(2) v. To flare (S.).—S.W.

Flig-me-jig. A girl of doubtful character. 'Her's a reg'lar flig-me-jig.'—N.W.

Flirk. To flip anything about (H.Wr.), as a duster in flicking a speck of dust off a table (Village Miners). Flirt is the S. Wilts form of the word.—N.W.

*Flitch. (1) Pert, lively, officious (A.B.H.Wr.).

'Right flygge and mery.' Paston Letters, iv. 412.

*(2) To be flick or flitch with any one, to be familiar or intimate (C.).—N.W., obsolete.