See Also: flannel 2, verb(dictionary)
flannel(1)(dictionary)
flannel(2)(dictionary)
flannel 1, noun(dictionary)
water flannel(medicine)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)

burglar (iou) and flannel 2, verb (oh)


burglar (iou)



burglar noun & verb. M16.
[Law French burgler (cf. Anglo-Norman burgur), Anglo-Latin burg(u)lator, app. from base meaning 'pillage'.]
A. noun. A person who is guilty of burglary. M16.
cat-burglar: see CAT noun1.
Comb.: burglar alarm (a device with) an alarm that sounds if a house etc. is broken into.
b. verb trans. & intrans. = BURGLE verb. Now rare. L19.
burglarize verb trans. & intrans. = BURGLE verb L19.

flannel 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle flannelled present participle flannelling
v [I and T] BrE
to say things that have no real meaning in order to avoid answering a question directly or to hide your lack of knowledge