Obs. [Onomatopœic; cf. FLAP v.] trans. To flap (the wings).
1765. Girton, Compl. Pigeon-fancier, 107. Though it [the smiter] does not tumble, it has a particular manner of falling and flabbing its wings, with which it makes so loud a noise as to be heard at a great distance, which is frequently the cause of its shattering or breaking its quill-feathers.
