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21The Saga of Darren Shan — Infobox Novel series name = The Saga of Darren Shan books = Cirque Du Freak The Vampire s Assistant Tunnels of Blood Vampire Mountain Trials of Death The Vampire Prince Hunters of the Dusk Allies of the Night Killers of the Dawn The Lake of Souls …
22Corpse road — Corpse roads provided a practical means for transporting corpses, often from remote communities, to cemeteries that had burial rights, such as parish churches and chapels of ease.[1] In Britain, such routes can also be known by a number of other… …
23English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …
24flit — [flıt] v past tense and past participle flitted present participle flitting [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: flytja to carry around ] to move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long ▪ Birds …
25moonlight flit — the clandestine departure of an absconding debtor Formerly, a tenant in arrears with his rent, whose chattels could be distrained by the landlord so long as they remained in the rented premises, but not elsewhere: He has e en made a… …
26flit — verb flitted, flitting (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long: birds flitting about from branch to branch see also: do a moonlight flit moonlight 1 (2) …
27flit — Verb. To secretly move house or leave home in an attempt to escape a person and/or a situation. . E.g. We can t afford to pay the Landlord the Ј500 we owe him so we re flitting tonight. Mainly N. England/Scottish use Noun. An act of flitting, see …
28flit — [flit] vi. flitted, flitting [ME flitten < ON flytja, akin to OE fleotan, FLEET2] 1. to pass lightly and rapidly [memories flitted through his mind] 2. to fly lightly and rapidly; flutter 3. [Scot. or North Eng.] to move to other quarters, esp …
29flit — v. & n. v.intr. (flitted, flitting) 1 move lightly, softly, or rapidly (flitted from one room to another). 2 fly lightly; make short flights (flitted from branch to branch). 3 Brit. colloq. leave one s house etc. secretly to escape creditors or… …
30moonlight flit — noun or moonlight flitting slang Britain : a departure by night with one s possessions to avoid paying rent * * * moonlight flit or moonlight flitting noun A hasty removal by night, esp without paying due rent • • • Main Entry: ↑moon * * * moon …
