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Kiteflying; Kiteflier
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. 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.
2. See Kite, n., 6. [Cant] McElrath. Thackeray.