Sc. and north. dial. [f. FLOAT v. + WHEY.] ‘Those parts of the curd left in whey, which, when it is boiled, float on the top’ (Jam.).
1549. Compl. Scotl., vi. 43. Thai maid grit cheir of … reyme, flot quhaye, grene cheis.
1823. Galt, Entail, vii. 22. The float whey, which, in a large china punch-bowl graced the centre of the table.
1847. in Halliwell. Northumb.
