Flushing

[ fluhsh-ing ]
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noun
  1. Dutch Vlissingen. a seaport on Walcheren Island, in the SW Netherlands.

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flushing

/ (ˈflʌʃɪŋ) /


noun
  1. an extra feeding given to ewes before mating to increase the lambing percentage

British Dictionary definitions for Flushing (2 of 2)

Flushing

/ (ˈflʌʃɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a port in the SW Netherlands, in Zeeland province, on Walcheren Island, at the mouth of the West Scheldt river: the first Dutch city to throw off Spanish rule (1572). Pop: 45 000 (2003 est): Dutch name: Vlissingen

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