fleeter

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fleeter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fleet \Fleet\, a. [Compar. Fleeter; superl. Fleetest.] [Cf.
     Icel. flj[=o]tr quick. See Fleet, v. i.]
     1. Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in
        going from place to place; nimble.
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              In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
        [Prov. Eng.] --Mortimer.
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