flerryv.
/ˈflɛri/ transitive. To split (slate). Also intransitive for reflexive of the slate itself.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > action of stone or rock [verb (intransitive)] > of slate: split
flerry1865
1865 J. T. F. Turner Familiar Descr. Old Delabole Slate Quarries 13 The better the quality of the slate, the easier will it flerry, and also cleave.
Derivatives
ˈflerrying n.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [noun] > roofing > tiling, slating, or shingling > preparation of slates
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flerrying1865
1865 J. T. F. Turner Familiar Descr. Old Delabole Slate Quarries 13 This peculiar operation is called ‘flerrying’.
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