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flatling

[flat-ling]

adverb Also, flat·lings. British Dialect.

in a flat position; with the flat side, as of a sword.

flatly or positively.

adjective

Obsolete. dealt with the flat side.

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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see flat¹, -ling²

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flatling (ˈflætlɪŋ)

—*adv*
1.	in a flat or prostrate position

—*adj, —adv*
2.	Also (for adv): flatlings with the flat side, as of a sword

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