5. (circus).—A swing fixed in rows in a frame much in vogue at fairs.

High-flying, subs. (old).—1. Extravagance in opinion, pretension or

conduct.

1689. Dryden, Epil. to Lee’s Princess of Cleves, 6. I railed at

wild young sparks; but without lying Never was man worse thought on

for high-flying.