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fish-flake†
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See flake 1883 quote.
See: flake
Quotations
1818
On the following day, the cod are removed to the fish-flakes, where they are spread in the sun to dry: and from thence forward thay are kept constantly turned during the day, and piled up in small heaps, called flackets, at night.
1963
They build fish flakes, piers and storage sheds . . . from timber cut in the surrounding countryside.