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flyting
flyt·ing [ flting ] (plural flyt·ings)


noun  Scotland 
Definition:
 
1. angry exchange: an angry but eloquent scolding or verbal exchange
2. literature history poet's competition: a competition between poets consisting of the exchange of insults
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