fleetings

plural noun

fleet·​ings

ˈflētiŋz

dialectal, England

: milk curds (as for the making of cheese)

Word History

Etymology

plural of English dialect fleeting action of skimming, from Middle English fletinge, from fleten to skim + -inge, -ing -ing

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