What is the motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing called?
flap — The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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