5. The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; — so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11.
6. The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers. Internat. Cyc.
7. (Stock Jobbing)
Defn: A small operation not involving considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture. [Cant] Bartlett.
FLYFISH
Fly"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A California scorpænoid fish (Sebastichthys rhodochloris), having brilliant colors.
FLY-FISH
Fly"-fish, v. i.
Defn: To angle, using flies for bait. Walton.
FLYING
Fly"ing, a. Etym: [From Fly, v. i.]
Defn: Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.