fleech

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Definition of fleech

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(Scotland, transitive)To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.

“I fleeched him, and I coaxed him, and I kicked him, and I cuffed him; but I might as weal hae kicked my heel upon the floor, or fleeched the fireplace.”

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verb

(Scotland, transitive)To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.

“I fleeched him, and I coaxed him, and I kicked him, and I cuffed him; but I might as weal hae kicked my heel upon the floor, or fleeched the fireplace.”
(Scotland, intransitive)To use cajoling or flattering words; speak insincerely.

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From Middle Dutch fletsen (“to flatter, fawn”). More at flatter.

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