English Dictionary

fleaking

名詞

イギリス英語 方言 廃用 不可算名詞

(Britain, dialectal, obsolete) In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid.

日本語の意味

茅葺き建物において、主となる屋根の下に敷かれる、軽い葦の層を指す。

They repaired the old cottage's fleaking before laying the outer thatch to ensure the roof was watertight.

彼らは外側の茅を葺く前に、古いコテージの下地として敷かれた薄い葦の層を修理して、屋根が雨漏りしないようにした。

意味（1）

(Britain, dialectal, obsolete) In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid.

A narrow eaves-board being nailed across the feet of the spars, and some fleaking scattered on, the thatcher begins to “set his caves,” by laying a coat of reed[…]