·vi To Flutter.
II. Flitter ·vi A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
III. Flitter ·vt To Flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards.
A corruption of the word fritter, a pan-cake. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
The Manx name for limpet. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book