flag¹ n OED ~ sb¹ 1 'member of the genus Iris.' Comb ~ boat: the 3-angled ovary of the blue flag, a toy boat in children's pastime; also BOAT.
   1985 NEWHOOK 29 Another aquatic pursuit was the making and sailing of flag boats... They were made from the Iris flower flags which grew in abundance on the marsh by the boat.

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