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Definition of Fleech
1. Verb. (transitive Scotland) To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive Scotland) To use cajoling or flattering words; speak insincerely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fleech
1. to coax [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: coax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleech
Literary usage of Fleech
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"... Tamson rais'd And wav'd his hand, like ane ha'f craz'd ; In vain his heralds
fleech'd and phras'd. ..."
2. Rob Roy by Walter Scott, David Henry Montgomery (1894)
"Our last accounts of Rob Roy fleech: beg. Gie your kail through the reek: give
yon the worst of it. ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"A Ded. to G- H. fleech'd [cajoled, flattered, tried to gain his end by wheedling
methods]. Duncan fleech'd, and Duncan ..."
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