Flying.—To look as if the Devil had shit him (or her) flying (common and proverbial).—Said in derision of one odd-looking, filthy, or deformed.
Flying-angel.—See Angel.
Flying Bricklayers, subs. phr. (military).—The mounted Royal Engineers.
Flying Camps, subs. phr. (old).—Couples or gangs of beggars.
1699. B. E., Dict. of the Canting Crew. Beggars plying in flying camps. Beggars plying in bodies at funerals.
1785. Grose, Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
Flying-caper, subs. (thieves’).—An escape from prison; leg-bail (q.v.).
1864. Daily Paper, ‘Police Report.’ The blues are always ready to spot a fellow who has tried on the flying-caper with them, and given them leg-bail.
Flying-cat.—See Cat.
Flying Country, subs. phr. (hunting).—A country where the going (q.v.) is fast and good.