fleetings

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noun

A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.

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Meanings

nounfleetings pl (plural only)
  1. UKdialectalpluralplural onlyA mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.

    As soon as the whey is exhausted of its cream , about two quarts of butter-milk is poured into it , which again breaks into what are called fleetings or flit milk

    1813, H. Holland, General View of the Agriculture of Cheshire
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fleetings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleetings

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Chicago

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