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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
FLES, n. Also flais (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.). A large flat rock in the sea; now mostly in the names of skerries in n.Shetland (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Sh. 1951). Deriv. forms flestrik (Jak.), flistrick (Edm.), idem.
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