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noun

Flock n.

A company or collection of living creatures; especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and other large animals; as, a flock of ravenous fowl. "The heathen... came to Nicanor by flocks."

A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge. "As half amazed, half frighted all his flock."

Flock n.

A lock of wool or hair. "I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point (pommel)."

Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. or pl.), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture.

Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose.

Flock bed, a bed filled with flocks or locks of coarse wool, or pieces of cloth cut up fine. "Once a flock bed, but repaired with straw."

Flock paper, paper coated with flock fixed with glue or size.

verb

Flock v. t. To flock to; to crowd. (Obs.) "Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so."

Flock v. t. To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock.

Flock v. i. (past & past part. flocked; pres. part. flocking) To gather in companies or crowds. "Friends daily flock."

Flocking fowl (Zool.), the greater scaup duck.

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"Flock" Quotes from Famous Books

... the cheek, a light Breathed from the sea, and all the air seemed warm As at the touch of spring, a violet streak, A pale leaf green, a golden, and a rose Broke in the sky, and morning was revealed. With a shrill cry, young Kuma raised his hand And pointed where with dip and shriek and wheel A flock of sea birds hovered; all the rest Echoed the call and bending to the paddle Shot o'er the waves, for now the fish were gained. Uhila grasped his rod, and at the stern Tossed out the shining hook, with laugh ...

— The Rose of Dawn - A Tale of the South Sea • Helen Hay

... already begun to sift the fine snow into the bottom of the trench, increasing the difficulty of her progress, and forming innumerable little rifts and scallops in the white dunes that swelled upward toward the skyline like the sands of the sea. Suddenly she heard the harsh cawing of a flock of crows that passed overhead, wheeling westward. The sound caused her heart to vibrate with a memory of that wonderful October afternoon when she had listened with Leigh to the same notes beneath the pines, and she shaded her eyes against the sun to watch the course ...

— The Mayor of Warwick • Herbert M. Hopkins

... have added more agony to the next few minutes it was the sight of Tricky. That ever gay animal was careering down the hill straight towards the feeding sheep. The pump-handle was still tied to its neck, and it clattered over the stones with a noise weird enough to drive the whole flock into the sea. The shepherd knew there must be a catastrophe, but he was powerless to avert it. He was too sore to follow, so he slowly limped towards the hut, to nurse ...

— The Monkey That Would Not Kill • Henry Drummond

... exception, the loveliest spot in Europe. The so-called gambling is the cause of numberless blessings. It is an institution that should be held up to the admiration of mankind. All the aristocracy of the civilised world flock to it to indulge in a recreation to which only the greatly prejudiced can possibly take exception. The Government is benevolent to the last degree. In what other country are rates, taxes, and improvements paid for you? If the ...

— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., December 6, 1890 • Various

... increased the longing desire for the coming of the Spirit of God into their midst. At the sermon's close, he took what, for the First Church, was a very wide and startling departure from the beaten track. After a tender personal appeal, especially addressed to the young people of his flock, he said: ...

— The Chautauqua Girls At Home • Pansy, AKA Isabella M. Alden

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