1. See FLIER in all senses.
2. (old).—A shoe. For synonyms, see TROTTER-CASE.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
1791. R. GOADBY, The Life and Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, s.v.
1851. H. MAYHEW, London Labour and the London Poor, vol. II., p. 34. There is another article called a FLYER, that is, a shoe sold without being welted.
3. (Winchester).—A half-volley at football. A MADE-FLYER is when the bound of the ball is gained from a previous kick, by the same side, against canvas or any other obstacle, or is dropped, as in a ‘drop-kick.’ This is now confused with a ‘kick-up.’
