ˈfloat-whey 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..reym, 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. |