KITEFLYING

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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QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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