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KITEFLIER
Kite"fly`ing, n.
Definition: A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting.
– Kite"fli`er, n.
Definition: See Kite, n., 6. [Cant] McElrath. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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