a. Obs. rare–1. [? f. FLABER (recorded later, but perh. in dial. use) + -KIN.] Puffed out, puffy.
1592. Nashe, P. Penilesse (ed. 2), 2 a. Nature hath left him a flaberkin face, like one of the foure winds.
a. Obs. rare–1. [? f. FLABER (recorded later, but perh. in dial. use) + -KIN.] Puffed out, puffy.
1592. Nashe, P. Penilesse (ed. 2), 2 a. Nature hath left him a flaberkin face, like one of the foure winds.
