flyer

Definitions

1. 1.The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6.
2. 2.Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc.
3. 3.(Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder.
4. 4.The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11.
5. 5.The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers. Internat. Cyc.
6. 6.(Stock Jobbing) A small operation not involving considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture. [Cant] Bartlett.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc called?
• What is one in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder called?
• What is the pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11 called?
• What is the fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers. Internat. Cyc called?
• What is a small operation not involving considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture. [Cant] Bartlett called?