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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FLAW, n.³ Also fla(a). A stretch of land under grass, a broad ridge (Ork. 1825 Jam., Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928), fla); a strip of green grass among heather, “now generally used as a place-name” (Ork. 1929 Marw., flaa; Ork.⁵ 1952).Ork. 1825 in Marw. Add. 229:
David Cray of Hammer has two flaws of land which run across said road.