flocking

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What dreams would come flocking, as rocking and rocking,

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  1. The act of removing flocks from a fabric. See flocking-machine.
  2. A collection of damaged or broken cotton fibers from the combing-needles of a cotton-combing machine. It is liable to be formed when the needles are imperfectly adjusted.

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  • With Bernicka, popes and saints would come a-flocking if she simply beckoned. —  process 10
  • And tho the product-description might not have mentioned "flocking", it sure looks like Gachapin (lil green dude) is flooked, innit? —  TOYSREVILs I LIKE TOYS
  • The soft pink flocking is perfect for a baby girl and I love this deer with it. —  Belle Papier {pretty paper}
  • Bill Morash, head of construction operations at Shawmut Design and Construction, said contractors are "flocking" to public-works projects due to economic conditions within the private sector. —  Business - BostonHerald.com
  • Emergent behaviors of living systems include such things as locomotion, sexual display, flocking, and conscious experiencing. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
 

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